News:
October 9, 2013
Government has pledged its commitment to “ensuring the viability and technical competency of the utility companies to guarantee efficient and sustainable supply of services.”
A statement issued in response to the Trades Union Congress(TUC) demand that government must reverse the recently announced increase in utility tariffs said “since the announcement of the new tariffs, government has not been insensitive to the likely effects on Ghanaians and government itself.”
The statement signed by the Minister of Information and media relations, Mr Mahama Ayariga further stated that a technical working group had been established to make appropriate recommendations to government on what measures to take to mitigate the impact of the new tariffs on government’s budget, domestic and industrial users of utility services.
“Government shares the concerns of organised labour that there should be strict adherence to automatic tariff adjustments by the PURC. Government therefore to re-state its commitment to the formula and will work with the commission and other stakeholders to ensure that this operates efficiently,”it added.
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