{"id":179029,"date":"2016-01-05T05:50:28","date_gmt":"2016-01-05T05:50:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=179029"},"modified":"2016-01-05T05:50:28","modified_gmt":"2016-01-05T05:50:28","slug":"govt-to-meet-transport-unions-over-new-fares","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/01\/govt-to-meet-transport-unions-over-new-fares\/","title":{"rendered":"Gov\u2019t to meet transport unions over new fares"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Government is expected to meet the various transport unions on Thursday, January 7, to discuss and approve new transport fares following the latest increase in the prices of petroleum products.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) and the Ghana Road Transport Coordinating Council (GRTCC) have served notice that transport fares will go up at all cost, after a meeting with the Transport Ministry.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">[contextly_sidebar id=&#8221;repvMJknURz5m6AyZuzByC4ilDPy1X4Z&#8221;]The GRTCC has explained that\u00a0apart from the recent hikes in fuel prices, other factors will drive the transport fares higher than expected.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to the GRTCC, high cost of spare parts and the depreciation of the cedi will be key determinants in the upward adjustment of transport fares<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The pending increase has been triggered by the increase in the cost of petroleum products between <span style=\"color: #666699;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #666699;\" href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/2016\/01\/04\/fuel-prices-up-by-27-from-today\/\" target=\"_blank\">18 to 28 per cent<\/a><\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Speaking to <strong>Citi News<\/strong>, the National Chairman of the GPRTU, Kwame Kuma, said the union will complete its projections before the meeting on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;We have scheduled a meeting with the Ministry on Thursday\u00a0 so we will meet the ministry and other stakeholders to discuss the increment,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8211;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">By: Franklin Badu Jnr\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Government is expected to meet the various transport unions on Thursday, January 7, to discuss and approve new transport fares following the latest increase in the prices of petroleum products. 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