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The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC) has threatened to protest against the increment in the Energy Sector Levies (ESLA) as announced by the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta which will increase fuel prices in Ghana.<\/p>\n

The government is proposing to increase the ESLA by GH\u00a2 0.20 per litre for petrol and diesel and GHc 0.8 per kg for LPG.<\/p>\n

Presenting the Mid-year Budget Review, Mr Ofori-Atta said the government had to turn to the ESLA to raise more funds to settle legacy debts inherited from the erstwhile John Mahama administration.<\/p>\n

Speaking in an interview with Accra-based Citi FM, the Executive Secretary of COPEC, Duncan Amoah said they will first resort to due processes in handling the situation.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will resort to some initial dialogue to ensure that whatever he [the Finance Minister] is proposing, Members of Parliament will reject it or not allow it to materialise. But, if they still insist or push forward, we will not go on a demonstration, we will go on a sleepover,\u201d he warned.<\/p>\n

To Mr Amoah, he didn\u2019t expect the government to \u201cincrease fuel prices by increasing taxes further\u201d because Ghanaians are already struggling with current fuel prices.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u201cI know teachers; I know lecturers who complain of the high fuel prices in the country. I know journalists who meet you and tell you they have packed their vehicles already because they can\u2019t afford to be fueling it,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Source: Adomonline.com | Gertrude Otchere <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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