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The Food and Beverages Association of Ghana (FABAG) has strongly rejected the latest utility tariff increases announced by the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC), insisting that the adjustments are unjustified and must be reversed immediately.<\/p>\n

In a statement sighted by Citi Newsroom on Sunday, December 7, the association said the decision to raise electricity tariffs by 9.8% and water tariffs by 15.9%\u00a0 is \u201cunacceptable, unjustifiable, and insensitive,\u201d especially at a time when the public is still seeking clarity on how the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) intends to tackle the inefficiencies highlighted by Parliament\u2019s Public Accounts Committee.<\/p>\n

FABAG argued that the PURC cannot \u201csweep ECG\u2019s cancer under the carpet,\u201d insisting that the company\u2019s chronic operational failures, including financial leakages, mismanagement, and persistent revenue losses, remain the real cause of the sector\u2019s instability.<\/p>\n

According to the association, the ECG and the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) have become major obstacles to economic development, stressing that ECG in particular \u201chas become the very disease it was created to cure,\u201d draining productivity and public confidence across the economy.<\/p>\n

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The statement further listed inefficiencies, corruption, poor work attitudes, technical losses, and substandard service delivery as issues that must be addressed before consumers are asked to pay more. FABAG maintained that Ghanaians \u201ccannot continue paying for the incompetence and corrupt acts\u201d of the two utility companies.<\/p>\n

FABAG called on the PURC and government to immediately reverse the tariff increases and prioritize comprehensive reforms targeting both ECG and GWCL. It argued that Ghana \u201ccannot tax or tariff-increase its way out of a broken power and water sector,\u201d and urged authorities to pursue restructuring, digitisation, accountability, and improved revenue management rather than imposing higher costs on already struggling businesses.<\/p>\n

The association outlined five key demands:<\/p>\n

1. Immediate suspension of the tariff increase.
2. A full operational audit of ECG and GWCL with findings made public.
3. An aggressive technical loss-reduction programme with measurable quarterly targets.
4. Enforcement of accountability, including prosecution for internal theft and illegal connections.
5. Adoption of an efficiency-based cost-recovery model instead of continuous tariff hikes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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