Government has agreed to reduce electricity tariffs to 45% and 50% for lifeline consumers and vulnerable groups, from the earlier announced 59.2%.<\/p>\n
The relief will translate into the following rates:<\/p>\n
0-50 = 45%<\/p>\n
51-300= 50%<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”gjfhgtpGQfqnqduTXKZTYzdOTg7QAJOr”]This means all consumers between the 0-50 band will have\u00a045% increase\u00a0in their electricity tariffs while the 51-300 band will have 50% increase instead of 59.2%<\/p>\n
Tariffs for all other consumption bands remain unchanged.<\/p>\n
This was contained in the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between government and Organised Labour on the electricity tariffs and energy sector levies issued on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs agreed in 2013, the stakeholders have renewed their commitment to the implementation of the Automatic Tariff Adjustment to avoid the large increases associated with non-implementation and its effect on incomes of households and businesses,\u201d the MoU added.<\/p>\n
The MoU further directed the ECG to within the next two weeks rectify all billing anomalies associated with the tariff adjustment that took effect from 14th December, 2015.<\/p>\n
Organised Labour was pushing for a blanket reduction from 59.2% to 50% in the tariffs but after weeks of maintaining its stance, government decided to reconsider the increases for consumers within the lowest band.<\/p>\n
Organised Labour about a week ago embarked on a nationwide demonstration to pressure government to yield to their demand.<\/p>\n
They had also demanded a 50% increase in salaries of public sector workers.<\/p>\n
–<\/p>\n
By: citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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