The increase in fares today is making the majority of Ghanaian?s unhappy.
?by Greater Max- October 27th,2022
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Over the last two days, commercial transportation operators around the country increased transportation fares by 20%. This comes on the heels of an earlier declaration by the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) authorizing operators to raise transport fares.
Some passengers were interviewed today regarding the 20% increase in rates. And the majority of the passengers were dissatisfied with the administration and the current expense of life in Ghana. Most passagers stated that they had no choice but to dwell in the county due to the state of affairs.
According to some drivers mate said ,Now from Kasoa to Dodowa, which was previously GH9.50, is now GH15, and Accra to Madina, which was formerly Gh8.50, is now Gh11.First off, the vast majority of people who use public transportation are "captive" and do not have the choice to drive. They either aren't able to drive or they work in the city's center, where driving is prohibitively expensive because parking is so expensive and there is already so much traffic. Instead of abandoning fare hikes, it would be wiser to implement measures like higher parking fees to discourage any changes to driving. Second, the price of driving has increased as well. For instance, over the past ten years, the price of gasoline has climbed far more than the cost of travel. Third, it's crucial to recognize that the social costs are an economic cost. While this is significant, economic costs are not the actual money the public transportation operator needs to pay the wages of all those public transportation workers. If the increase in fares could result in more driving, this is something that needs to be taken into consideration.
The Union requested assistance from the traveling public since they were aware of the current economic difficulties and believed that the increase was required to prevent the transportation industry from collapsing completely. While this was going on, the Ghana Road Transport Coordinating Council (GRTCC) stated that it had not yet spoken with the GPRTU or any other group about the issue of the increase in transportation costs.
Some transportation unions have joined forces to confront the current situation, which has been masked by the recent increase in fares. Some GPRTU unions were discussing how the government should implement specific steps that would allow fuel prices to fall so that ordinary Ghanaians could be pleased in terms of the fuel price and the increment of prices.
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