Government To Blame For Rise Of Fuel Prices On Local Market – COPEC

The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers Ghana (COPEC) has said the persistent hikes of petroleum prices at the local pumps is due to the unresponsive nature of the government.

According to Duncan Amoah, the executive secretary of COPEC, the Energy and Finance Ministers have remained adamant even when oil prices on the international market were dropping.

“We started talking about the rising of fuel sometime in March this year. We had indicated the need to relax some of the taxes in the sector in order that we do not push the cost of living beyond the reach of the average Ghanaian. Sadly, nothing has been done,” he lamented.

Currently, prices of petroleum products have gone up with petrol prices hitting GHC6.90 per litre at some Oil Marketing Company (OMC) outlets.

Prices of LPG have also gone up significantly. For now, you will need about GHC124 to fill one 14.5kg LPG cylinder.

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