{"id":52745,"date":"2022-10-29T13:20:09","date_gmt":"2022-10-29T13:20:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinegh.com\/?p=52745"},"modified":"2022-10-29T13:20:15","modified_gmt":"2022-10-29T13:20:15","slug":"19-increase-in-transport-fares-takes-effect-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/?p=52745","title":{"rendered":"19% increase in transport fares takes effect today"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Ghanaians will from today, October 29, 2022, pay more for transport services as the 19% increase in fares announced by the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) takes effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The GPRTU announced the increase in fares earlier in the week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The move, according to the union has been necessitated by the continuous soaring of prices of petroleum products at the various fuel pumps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Currently, diesel and petrol are selling for over GH\u00a218 and GH\u00a215 respectively at major fuel pumps; a situation transport operators say is eroding their profit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>VIP JEOUN increased its fares by 20% on Monday, October 24.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The fare from Accra- Kumasi which used to be GH\u00a285 is now GH\u00a2100, while Accra-Sunyani will now cost GH\u00a2130 cedis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also, people moving from Accra to Tamale are now paying GH\u00a2240 for VIP buses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SEND A STORY:<\/strong>\u00a0Do you have a story for us or need a promotion \/ advertisement? 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