GPRTU suspends 60% fare increment plan
According to the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU), the planned fare increase of sixty percent has been put on hold.
Remember that on Monday of last week, GPRTU declared that it will raise current tariffs by 60% in order to comply with the Emission Levy Bill.
However, GPRTU Public Relations Officer Abass Imoro stated that the fare increase has been “put on hold for a while” in an interview with Piesie Okrah on TV XYZ.
The Union has petitioned the Speaker of Parliament on the Emission Levy Bill, Abass Imoro added, adding that the precise date to implement the fare rise has not yet been decided.
He claimed that the charge will put too much strain on drivers, particularly in light of the recent rise in spare part costs.
“The Abossey Okai spare parts dealers have increased their prices due to high import charges so the increase in fares will happen but we are holding on a bit due to the petition,” Imoro said in Akan.
He continued, ” if nothing is being done or nothing can be done about these levies, then we will come out with an upward adjustment of lorry fares not less than 60%.”
