The PURC last week served notice of its plans to adjust electricity and water tariffs after providers made a strong case for an increment.
However, uncertainties surrounding this increment would be settled today after months of speculation.
Meanwhile, a Civil Society Group, Truth and Accountability Forum trying to seek a court injunction on the move has hinted of a massive demonstration to protest the increment.
Spokesperson for the group, Saka Salia in an interview with an Accra based radio Citi 97.30fm said, their decision to go on demonstration amongst other lawful things is because “the consumer has been taken for disdain in the face of extreme poverty, unemployment, in the face of monumental corruption that has engulfed this nation.”
According to him, “it does not make sense for any well thinking Ghanaian or organization to sit down and then increase at a bulk 150% on the consumer.”
He further stated that the quantum of percentage increase would not augur well for the citizenry looking at the high rate of unemployment.
SOUCE:citifmonline.com
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