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Fuel price spike : "Burden on Parents"

From December 14, Electricity went up by 59.2 percent and water 67.2 percent, and as of Monday January 5, fuel has increased by 27 per cent

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Over the past month, Ghanaians have seen costs for water, power and fuel increased by the government.

From December 14, Electricity went up by 59.2 percent and water 67.2 percent, and as of Monday January 5, fuel has increased by 27 per cent.

Pulse TV asked people on the streets of East Legon what they thought of the latest fuel hike.

Taxi driver and father of four Maxwell Asiameh supports his four children through school and found the fuel increase “very sad”.

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Tariff increases meant the “burden is on the parents” he added. Paying school fees would become more difficult. “How can I live? How can I buy their books? I beg the government,” he said.

“All the fuel increments and the taxes they don’t utilize the money well,” Asiameh added.

He referred to the recent Smarttys scandal as showing money was not being well spent in Ghana.

The 27 percent increase is a “huge amount” and with taxis being competitive in Ghana, he did not see how he could get passengers to pay the increase in fares he needed to implement.

He said to remain competitive, chartered taxi drivers would likely have to stick to the old fares and soak up the fuel increase themselves.

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Drink seller John Koomson was also outraged at the increase, and said it has already meant an increase in price for products. He was considering organising a demonstration against the increases.

His mother, Akos, who has a stall in East Legon was also concerned about the increases she said she had already noticed an increase in the price of products she bought to sell.

Plumber Divine said the fuel increase would make it even more difficult for him to do his work as he was required to travel every day.

He lamented there were too many increases in tariffs in Ghana.

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