The Ghana Roads Transport Unions (GPRTU) has mentioned that the current 4% discount in gasoline costs won’t warrant a right away discount in transportation fares.
The management of the Union contends that they don’t consider solely gasoline costs when figuring out transport fares however different parts akin to lubricants.
While petrol was lowered by GH¢1, diesel was additionally lowered by 58pesewas, a state of affairs passengers thought might affect on transport fares.
The Public Relations Officer for the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU), Alhaji Abass Morro, in an interview with Onua News, defined that for now, drivers will profit most from the gasoline worth drop.
He cited that in a state of affairs the place a business driver earns GH¢20 per day. he might now earn GH¢25 because of the discount in gasoline costs.
Alhaji Morro urged Ghanaians to be affected person, emphasizing that the discount in gasoline costs doesn’t routinely translate right into a lower in transport fares.
He suggested business drivers to not cost past authorised fares.
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