GHANA’S Trades Union Congress (TUC) has begun the processes to ensure that the recent hikes in electricity and water tariffs are reversed and relief granted to the working people and vulnerable in the country.
The General Secretary of the TUC, Kofi Asamoah who disclosed this lamented that; “the TUC believes the increment is “ill- timed” and absolutely “insensitive”.
The Public Utilities and Regulatory Commission (PURC) on September 30 increased electricity and water tariffs by 6.54 percent and 4.54 percent respectively.
The Commission explained that the increment was made after careful consideration of all factors which forms the basis of the Automatic Adjustment Formula.
But Mr Asamoah expressed shock at the PURC’s decision saying, “we are shocked and outraged by the recently announced increases in utility prices by the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC). As we are all aware, electricity rate has gone up by about six percent (6%) and Water by about four percent (4%).”
He said the only reason for the “facile reflex of simply increasing the prices without regard to the plight of the Ghanaian people is to take unfair advantage of the working people, weak and vulnerable in our society.”
The TUC said it will take all legitimate action to ensure that the “attempt by the PURC at taking, we, the people of this country for granted is resisted.”
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