{"id":373887,"date":"2017-11-15T12:19:31","date_gmt":"2017-11-15T12:19:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=373887"},"modified":"2017-11-15T12:39:06","modified_gmt":"2017-11-15T12:39:06","slug":"ghbudget-electricity-tariffs-to-be-reduced-by-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/11\/ghbudget-electricity-tariffs-to-be-reduced-by-13\/","title":{"rendered":"#Ghbudget: Electricity tariffs to be reduced by 13%"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has proposed an average\u00a0reduction of 13 percent in\u00a0electricity tariffs for residential consumers of electricity.<\/p>\n
Consumers in the non-residential category will also see a 13 percent drop in tariffs.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”hg88yF3MuD3bS28zMJOnYNEkdLwzEfAz”]The high electricity tariffs were a major part of the New Patriotic Party (NPP)\u2019s campaign ahead of the 2016 elections, with many of the party\u2019s communicators claiming that electricity cost more than rent.<\/p>\n
The Akufo-Addo government explained previously that it could not reduce the tariff in the 2017 budget due to moves to stabilize power supply in the country.<\/p>\n
Finance Minister, Ken Ofori Atta’s budget reading reminded of the hardship Ghanaians endured during the height of the power crisis between 2013 and 2015.<\/p>\n