Commercial transport operators have called off their planned nationwide strike over the controversial GHC1 fuel levy-at least for now.
Following a meeting with the Ministry of Transport on Monday, June 9, drivers say they've been assured that the levy will not result in a price hike at the pump. "We had a meeting today with the Transport Ministry, and as we stated earlier, our issues have to do with the GHC1 cedi levy that is going to be on the petroleum product, which to us is going to be another cost added to what we have already been paying at the pump," said Samuel Amoah, Public Relations Officer for the transport unions.
He explained on Citi FM's Eyewitness News that the government clarified the new levy wouldn't be passed down to consumers. "When we had the meeting, the explanation given to us was that, looking at how things are going, nothing is going to change at the pump as we go to buy the fuel," he said. "What it means is that this GHS1 is not going to change what we buy at the pump, so we said, if that's the case, we will suspend it." Amoah stressed that the suspension is temporary and conditional. "The implementation has not been done.
So what we have to do is monitor to see if there is any change. "If nothing changes in terms of the price, then it means that we do not have a case.
