{"id":701763,"date":"2019-09-09T11:26:44","date_gmt":"2019-09-09T11:26:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2019\/09\/09\/petroleum-workers-appeal-to-govt\/"},"modified":"2019-09-09T11:26:44","modified_gmt":"2019-09-09T11:26:44","slug":"petroleum-workers-appeal-to-govt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/09\/09\/petroleum-workers-appeal-to-govt\/","title":{"rendered":"Petroleum Workers Appeal To Gov\u2019t"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><em><strong>John Peter Amewu, Energy Minister<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>THE GENERAL Transport,<br \/>\nPetroleum and Chemical Workers Union (GTPCWU), has called for a reduction in<br \/>\nthe price of fuel to help ease the cost of living of Ghanaian workers.<\/p>\n<p>According to the national<br \/>\nsecretariat of the union in a statement issued recently, the frequent<br \/>\nunannounced fuel price hikes were dealing hefty blows to the pockets of<br \/>\nworkers, whose salaries remained unchanged. <\/p>\n<p>Fuel prices<br \/>\nrecently shot up from GH\u00a25.19 per litre to about GH\u00a25.39 per litre representing<br \/>\na 3.7 per cent increase.<\/p>\n<p>Pinning the increase in the fuel prices on increases<br \/>\nin some components of the energy sector levies, the union stated: \u201cWe are calling for a reduction in the<br \/>\ntaxes to ease the difficulties of workers. We hope and believe that this piece<br \/>\nwill go a long way to send a signal to government on the appalling and harsh<br \/>\nconditions faced by the Ghanaian worker and the society in general to enable it<br \/>\ntake a position to rectify them without delay.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It also said the taxes levied on Ghanaians by Government were high and<br \/>\ntoo many. \u201cThe tax on fuel alone is between 40%-45% of the fuel price.<br \/>\nGovernment must immediately reduce the tax to lessen the burden on Ghanaian<br \/>\nworkers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It continued that such unannounced fuel price hikes did not bid well<br \/>\nfor workers, their families and the general public and must therefore be<br \/>\ndiscontinued. <\/p>\n<p>Another group, the<br \/>\nChamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC), has also<br \/>\nraised concerns on the development, adding that its yearly assessment depicted<br \/>\nthat fuel price changes had been exorbitant and eroded the ability of workers<br \/>\nto buy. <\/p>\n<p>It highlighted that the meager salaries received by Ghanaian workers,<br \/>\ncoupled with increased taxes on PAYE, water, electricity and communication was<br \/>\nunhelpful to their welfare. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWorkers and Ghanaians cannot link the higher taxes that confront them<br \/>\nwith any appreciable improvements in basic economic and social circumstances of<br \/>\nthe country.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>John Peter Amewu, Energy Minister THE GENERAL Transport, Petroleum and Chemical Workers Union (GTPCWU), has called for a reduction in the price of fuel to help ease the cost of living of Ghanaian workers. 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