Transport fares have been reduced by 10% after they returned to taking passengers at full seating capacity.
This announcement is after the transport operators had a meeting with the Transport Ministry.
It will be recalled that the government recently approved a 15% increment in transport fares following fuel price hikes amid social distancing in vehicles.
But the President, Nana Akufo-Addo during14th address to update the public on measures taken by the government in the COVID-19 battle on Sunday, July 26, 2020, said commercial vehicles can now take full capacity.
Since then, there were calls from the general public for the transport operators to revert to the old fares since the increment was due to the social distancing policy.
Any reduction less of increment will not be in the interest of Ghanaian
However, the Executive Secretary, Duncan Amoah of the Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC) in a Citi News interview on Monday, July 27, 2020, said any reduction less of the percentage increased will not be accepted by Ghanaians.
“Since the 15% increase was due to the social distancing policy, any reduction less of increase will not be accepted by Ghanaians and I entreat the transport operators to do the needful,” he said.
