GPRTU calls for 30% increase in transport fares amid rising fuel costs

According to Mr Amoah, discussions with the Transport Ministry commenced last Wednesday and are scheduled to resume this week.

He further recalled GPRTU’s earlier attempt in January to implement a 20 percent fare hike, which was met with objections from the Ministry, citing procedural discrepancies.

“The Ministry therefore invited us for a conversation, an invitation we accepted and presented all our reasons for the 20 percent increment

Those were the major components that we focused on to come up with the 20 percent increment,” he said on Tuesday.

It is therefore due to this adverse economic climate that GPRTU has revised its stance, now advocating for a 30 percent fare increase.

He noted that the Union remains optimistic that the Ministry will acknowledge the pressing need for fare adjustments to safeguard the livelihoods of transport operators and enable them to continue their essential services to the nation.

“Our expectation on Wednesday is that, surely the Transport Ministry will agree with us so that we can increase the fares for our drivers to have peace of mind to continue serving the nation.”