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From today, transport fares\u00a0are expected to go down by\u00a015.3 per cent, the Ghana Road Transport Coordinating\u00a0Council (GRTCC) and the Ghana Private Road
Transport Union (GPRTU) have\u00a0announced.
The reduction in fares is to\u00a0commensurate with prevailing fuel prices\u00a0on the market and it follows engagements\u00a0between transport operators and the\u00a0Ministry of Transport.<\/p>\n
\u201cFollowing the negotiations, and in consideration with the plight of drivers, commuters and the public, we have resolved to reduce the existing transport fares by 15.3%,\u201d a statement jointly signed by the General Secretary of the GRTCC, Emmanuel Ohene Yeboah, and the General Secretary of the GPRTU, Godfred
Abulbire, said.<\/p>\n
Transport<\/p>\n
The new fares cover road transport\u00a0operations, such as shared taxis, intra-city transport (trotro),intercity (long distance) and haulage services.<\/p>\n
With the new fares, trotros that used\u00a0to charge GH\u00a28 for a distance covered will now charge GH\u00a26.80,while the rate of GH\u00a229 for a distance covered\u00a0has been reduced to GH\u00a225.<\/p>\n
A transport fare of GH\u00a24 has also been reduced to GH\u00a23.40.<\/p>\n
Long-distance vehicles (Intercity) that used to charge GH\u00a2120 from Accra to\u00a0Kumasi will now charge a\u00a0reduced fare of GH\u00a2102,while a distance that used to attract a fare of GH\u00a2235 will\u00a0now charge a reduced fare of GH\u00a2200.<\/p>\n
Shared taxis that used to\u00a0charge GH\u00a22 as a rate will\u00a0now charge a reduced fare of\u00a0GH\u00a21.70,while those that\u00a0used to attract GH\u00a212 as a\u00a0rate will now charge a reduced fare of GH\u00a210.20.<\/p>\n
Responsive to situation<\/p>\n
The operators said\u00a0having observed the\u00a0reduction in the prices of\u00a0petroleum products, they had been\u00a0responsive to the situation and thus\u00a0engaged stakeholders to give\u00a0consideration to a review of fares, in line with the Administrative Instrument.<\/p>\n
\u201cConsequently, a series of negotiation meetings were held with stakeholders to\u00a0agree on an acceptable level of fare\u00a0reduction commensurate with the current fuel prices,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n
Last week, although the\u00a0prices of fuel continued to\u00a0fall, leading to calls from the\u00a0public for the operators to\u00a0reduce the fares, the latter\u00a0were reluctant to do so, saying\u00a0they needed to observe the trend.<\/p>\n
Mr Abulbire, in an\u00a0interview, had explained that\u00a0the union would not rush\u00a0into a reduction until all the\u00a0components that contributed\u00a0to the increase in transport fares were reduced.<\/p>\n
Fuel prices<\/p>\n
The price of petrol per litre\u00a0at GOIL, the market leader of\u00a0the oil marketing companies\u00a0(OMCs),is now GH\u20b513.40,\u00a0from the previous high price\u00a0of GH\u20b517.99 recorded on\u00a0Tuesday, November 1,2022,\u00a0while diesel is also now\u00a0selling at GH\u20b516.10,from the\u00a0previous high price of GH\u20b523.49.<\/p>\n
TotalEnergies is also now\u00a0selling a litre of petrol at GH\u20b513.40,while diesel is selling at GH\u20b515.85 per litre.<\/p>\n
Some other OMCs, such as STAR Oil,\u00a0are selling a litre of petrol at GH\u20b512.55, while diesel is being sold at GH\u20b515.39.
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