The Ghana Employers Association (GEA) has cautioned against utility tariff increase, saying reviewing tariffs upward will prolong the recovery period of businesses from the effects of the COVID-19 and render them uncompetitive.
The Chief Executive Officer of the GEA, Mr Alex Frimpong, said in an interview with the Daily Graphic that the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic had taken a heavy toll on businesses, which he said required more work, sacrifices and support to rebuild.
Consequently, he entreated the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) to maintain the current utility tariff regime for electricity and water.
He said that would enable businesses to recover rapidly from the effects of the pandemic to enable the effective implementation of the comprehensive economic recovery programme of the government, dubbed Ghana CARES.
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