The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) is targeting a 30 percent to 40 percent increase in transport fares following the recent rise in prices of petroleum products.
The union has said negotiations for the upward adjustment will begin tomorrow.
In an interview with Accra based Citi FM, the General Secretary of GPRTU, Godfred Abulbire, said such rises as well as other factors have compelled this proposal.
“By Tuesday, we are going to begin our negotiations. We are going to begin our negotiations with the forecast or reports that we have gotten and from there, we will know by what margin [we will increase transport fares].”
“But if you look at it fairly, the fares should not be increased by less than 30 percent to 40 percent. Anything less than that will have a serious effect on the transport sector,” Mr. Abulbire said.
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