The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) has strongly criticised the government's introduction of the GHS1 levy hike on petroleum products, describing it as a "blow" to their operations Parliament on Tuesday passed the Energy Sector Levy (Amendment) Bill, 2025, a move the Union says caught them off guard, barely a month after they cut lorry fares by 15%.
In an interview on Citi Eyewitness News on Wednesday, June 4, Industrial Relations Officer of the GPRTU, Alhaji Abass Imoro, expressed disappointment over the government's decision without prior consultation with the association.
He argued that the move contradicts the expectations they had based on prevailing economic indicators. "It is going to be a blow to us.
We just reduced our lorry fares by 15%…We thought the reduction of the fuel due to the cedi appreciation was going to materialise just for the next day to hear another thing.
