{"id":52430,"date":"2014-09-30T13:55:01","date_gmt":"2014-09-30T13:55:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=52430"},"modified":"2014-09-30T13:56:19","modified_gmt":"2014-09-30T13:56:19","slug":"dont-remove-fuel-subsidies-fisherfolk-to-govt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/09\/dont-remove-fuel-subsidies-fisherfolk-to-govt\/","title":{"rendered":"Don&#8217;t remove fuel subsidies &#8211; Fisherfolk to gov&#8217;t"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fisherfolk in the country are appealing to government to reconsider its decision to remove subsidies on petroleum products as recommended by the International Monetary Fund (IMF).<\/p>\n<p>According to them, the removal of subsidies on \u00a0pre-mix fuel will gravely affect their work.<\/p>\n<p>The IMF, after the first round of negotiations with government, announced that <a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/2014\/09\/26\/imf-bailout-subsidies-taxes-and-govt-spending-targeted\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><span style=\"color: #666699;\">petroleum subsidies will be reviewed.<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>[contextly_sidebar id=&#8221;0tqKqi0xRIB8dUotTdQnpbaAdVHxWeQ0&#8243;]However, speaking to <strong>Citi News<\/strong>, Chief Fisherman of James Town Traditional area in Accra, Nii Kai Okaishie III cautioned government against such a move.<\/p>\n<p>He lamented that such a move if taken will cause phenomenal increases in prices of fish products.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf the prices of fish goes up, it will affect the public and the fishermen as a whole so all what we want is for the subsidy to be there,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>The IMF is not the first to appeal to government to remove petroleum subsidies.<\/p>\n<p>The Integrated Social Development Centre (ISODEC) has also warned government against the<a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/2014\/09\/30\/imf-bailout-dont-remove-subsidies-isodec\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #666699;\"><strong> removal of petroleum subsidies.<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The removal, according to ISODEC will worsen the economic conditions of the poor in the country.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>By: Marian Efe Ansah\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fisherfolk in the country are appealing to government to reconsider its decision to remove subsidies on petroleum products as recommended by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). 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