Taxi drivers to stage 'X'mas demo' over fuel prices

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WOW!! 9 years ago

"AND LOSE WEIGHT!!!

"AND LOSE WEIGHT!!!
Ghanaman 9 years ago

We can drive comfortably without taxis

We can drive comfortably without taxis
PRINCE KWASI ADADE (OFIE) 9 years ago

DR. BAWUMIA:-----------
“In the last six years, the NDC has borrowed US$27 billion. Before that, we, the NPP, borrowed a total of US$5.5 billion in eight years. Compare that to the NDC borrowing $27 billion in six years an ...
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DR. BAWUMIA:-----------
“In the last six years, the NDC has borrowed US$27 billion. Before that, we, the NPP, borrowed a total of US$5.5 billion in eight years. Compare that to the NDC borrowing $27 billion in six years and ask yourself what they have done with all that money,” the running mate to Nana Akufo-Addo said.

He said, though a lot more money has been spent, it is a paradox of economic management that this level of excessive spending has only led to greater hardships being visited on the people.

“NDC inherited a public debt stock of GHS9.5 billion in 2009,” the former Deputy Governor of the central bank said. “Today, Ghana’s debt has gone up to GHS65.7 billion. So when I say the stakes are high I am talking about the destiny of our country, Ghana, the future of the youth.”

“The NDC has been taxing everything, including condoms and cutlasses. In terms of resources, this NDC government has had more resources than any other government. We did not have oil. Yet, Ghanaians know what we did with the limited resources we had. We spent money responsibly to create the NHIS, introduce Capitation Grant, expand access to education, we spent wisely on infrastructure and built more roads than any other government,” he said.
KB 9 years ago

Please don't say that is not good, think about them they have families to take care of thank you.

Please don't say that is not good, think about them they have families to take care of thank you.
Bawku naaba 9 years ago

Don't they know they have families? Let them go on strike for the support of a party. We all know who's is insgating them

Don't they know they have families? Let them go on strike for the support of a party. We all know who's is insgating them
DALADAM 9 years ago

MAHAMA GOT TO GET THE MESSEGE THAT PETRO IN GHANA IS WAY TO HIGH WHILE EVERY COUNTRY IN THE WORLD ARE REDUCING THE PETRO PRICES DUE TO WORLD GLAT HE MAHAMA MAINTEN STUPID PETRO TAX AND REFUSE TO REDUCE PRICES

MAHAMA GOT TO GET THE MESSEGE THAT PETRO IN GHANA IS WAY TO HIGH WHILE EVERY COUNTRY IN THE WORLD ARE REDUCING THE PETRO PRICES DUE TO WORLD GLAT HE MAHAMA MAINTEN STUPID PETRO TAX AND REFUSE TO REDUCE PRICES
jerry 9 years ago

I cant belive he have the nerve to ask to be re-elected with all his nonsense

I cant belive he have the nerve to ask to be re-elected with all his nonsense
Osei 9 years ago

Did you hear about the gas project?

Did you hear about the gas project?
Kafui Dagasu 9 years ago

Even taxi drivers understand that the kind of government that we have is stupid. When prices on the wold market go up, we pay more at the pomp. When prices go down on the world market we still pay more. So what kind of econom ...
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Even taxi drivers understand that the kind of government that we have is stupid. When prices on the wold market go up, we pay more at the pomp. When prices go down on the world market we still pay more. So what kind of economics and logic is Mahama teaching us in this country? The fact of the matter is that Mahama is such a bloody manipulator. The more one recalls the grandiose promises that he churned out before the election the more one is tempted to curse oneself for voting in 2012 at all.
bashings 9 years ago

do u mean taxi drivers are not intelligent? did fuel ever go down during NPP's governance? my foot!

do u mean taxi drivers are not intelligent? did fuel ever go down during NPP's governance? my foot!
Jordan Doucoure 9 years ago

Ghanian talked about subject that they don't understand.Of course your Logic is rigth:fuels prices should follow marcket price.But in same Logic a grossist that buy the fuel when the price was high must not follow marcket pri ...
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Ghanian talked about subject that they don't understand.Of course your Logic is rigth:fuels prices should follow marcket price.But in same Logic a grossist that buy the fuel when the price was high must not follow marcket price immediatly but shouldn't also keep the price lower to follow marcket.It means minister of petrol and ghana petroluim compagny Know the quantity in ghana marcket by the time the price was high and must convene together to play transparency to notify when the price will go down
123 9 years ago

Government should not mind them. Drivers do not reduce their fares when fuel prices go down.

Government should not mind them. Drivers do not reduce their fares when fuel prices go down.
KOBBY 9 years ago

The public should be encouraged to use the mass transports.

The public should be encouraged to use the mass transports.
John 9 years ago

Do we really have a good public transport in Ghana?In civilized & rich countries they prefer public transport,what an irony that poor Ghanaians prefer to drive their own cars.

Do we really have a good public transport in Ghana?In civilized & rich countries they prefer public transport,what an irony that poor Ghanaians prefer to drive their own cars.
anson 9 years ago

next time vote well .your president doesn't care about you guys.

next time vote well .your president doesn't care about you guys.
princewilly@ymail.com 9 years ago

Three drunk guys entered a taxi. The taxi driver knew that they were drunk so he started the engine & turned it off again. Then said, "We have reached your destination". The 1st guy gave him money & the 2nd guy said "Thank yo ...
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Three drunk guys entered a taxi. The taxi driver knew that they were drunk so he started the engine & turned it off again. Then said, "We have reached your destination". The 1st guy gave him money & the 2nd guy said "Thank you". The 3rd guy slapped the driver. The driver was shocked thinking the 3rd drunk knew what he did. But then he asked "What was that for?". The 3rd guy replied, "Control your speed next time, you nearly killed us!"
Kwafo 9 years ago

Harmless interesting story

Harmless interesting story
KINGSLEY 9 years ago

We should bury our political differences and come together as ordinary Ghanaians and fight a common cause.
Ghana belongs to all of us and we should not allow President Mahama and his government to punish us like that.
The n ...
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We should bury our political differences and come together as ordinary Ghanaians and fight a common cause.
Ghana belongs to all of us and we should not allow President Mahama and his government to punish us like that.
The nation's constitution guarantees peaceful demonstration.We should therefore demonstrate to force the government to reduce the prices of petroleum products.
Bobby 9 years ago

Even in Angola where they produce oil, prices have been increased. What is wrong with you ghanaians? Politics will kill you. Go and park your cars and eat stone, you fools

Even in Angola where they produce oil, prices have been increased. What is wrong with you ghanaians? Politics will kill you. Go and park your cars and eat stone, you fools
Say the TRUTH 9 years ago

Petrol prices in Angola, 01-Dec-2014Currency: US Dollar U.K. Pound Sterling Euro Canadian Dollar Australian Dollar The price of gasoline in Angola is 0.48 EUR per liter which is 51% lower than the average world price of gas ...
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Petrol prices in Angola, 01-Dec-2014Currency: US Dollar U.K. Pound Sterling Euro Canadian Dollar Australian Dollar The price of gasoline in Angola is 0.48 EUR per liter which is 51% lower than the average world price of gasoline: 0.97 EUR. The price of diesel in Angola is 0.32 EUR per liter which is 64% lower than the average world price. The fuel prices for Angola are obtained from official data sources and media outlets. Country Unleaded
(in Euro) Diesel
(in Euro) Country
Unleaded
(in Euro) Diesel
(in Euro)
Canada 0.92 0.92 USA 0.64 0.77
Angola 0.48 0.32 India 0.89 0.74
Australia 0.96 1.01 United Kingdom 1.54 1.6
The information for most European countries, Australia, Canada, India, and the U.S. is updated each week. For other countries the updates are done twice per year.

See petrol prices around the world
SHALOM. 9 years ago

Bobby, you are aware crude oil on the stock exchange is running at $70.00 to that of 130.00 last year this time. The price at the pump in the US is dropping like a stone-gravity. Why should Ghana government after syphoning al ...
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Bobby, you are aware crude oil on the stock exchange is running at $70.00 to that of 130.00 last year this time. The price at the pump in the US is dropping like a stone-gravity. Why should Ghana government after syphoning all the money to themselves is increasing the prize of fuel instead slapping the public with an increase at while the whole world is cutting its price at the pump. This is a rip off. Taxis are working and giving their little profit to the government MP in charge to put into their pocket. Its is viable for taxi drivers to go on strike. Its too much of punishing the poor people.
Nii Joromi 9 years ago

Your post is laughable and very stupid. We have a leadership crisis in Ghana where people in authority have no brains. The price of petrol in the US will soon drop to below $2 a gallon. Give me a fucking break and stop printi ...
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Your post is laughable and very stupid. We have a leadership crisis in Ghana where people in authority have no brains. The price of petrol in the US will soon drop to below $2 a gallon. Give me a fucking break and stop printing falsehood here.
KB 9 years ago

Is not good to say you will drive comfortable think about the taxi drivers they have families to take care of please.

Is not good to say you will drive comfortable think about the taxi drivers they have families to take care of please.
MAMPRU DOO 9 years ago

Keeep quiet and suffer you drivers voted for him.

Keeep quiet and suffer you drivers voted for him.
Say the TRUTH 9 years ago

IT IS ABOUT TIME ALL PUBLIC TRANSPORT INCLUDING TAXIS BARES THEIR TEETH ION THIS INSANE STUPID INCREASE IN FUEL WITH THIS PETROLUEM TAX OF 17.5% ON GHANAIANS!!!!!

PREVIOUS YEARS THAT GHANA HAD NO NO CRUDE OIL THERE WERE NO ...
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IT IS ABOUT TIME ALL PUBLIC TRANSPORT INCLUDING TAXIS BARES THEIR TEETH ION THIS INSANE STUPID INCREASE IN FUEL WITH THIS PETROLUEM TAX OF 17.5% ON GHANAIANS!!!!!

PREVIOUS YEARS THAT GHANA HAD NO NO CRUDE OIL THERE WERE NO SUCH TAX!!!!

AND NOW THAT THE NATION IS ENDOWED WITH CRUDE OIL & WITH FALLEN WORLD CRUDE OIL PRICE ALL OVER THE WORLD THIS STUPID IRRESPONSIBLE NON-PERFORMING GOVERNMENT OF MAHAMA/NDC THOUGHT THAT STUPID TO SLAP GHANAIANS WITH THIS STUPID TAX JUST BECAUSE THEY THINK GHANAIANS ARE STUPID TO BITE!!!!!!!!

PARK ALL THE PUBLIC TRANSPORTS IN THE NATION - EMBARK ON NO TRANSPORTATION TO TEACH THIS STUPID GOVERNMENT A LESSON!!!! GO GO GO FOR THIS DEMO IMMEDIATELY!!!!!!!!!!!!!
YAW USA 9 years ago

THE PRESIDENT IF PEPENI ABOA ANIMAAAAAAL LIKE HIM HE DESERVED TO BE IN THE JUNGLE NOT THE CITY I WISH SOMEONE WILL SHOT AND KILL HIS ASS IN GHANA.

THE PRESIDENT IF PEPENI ABOA ANIMAAAAAAL LIKE HIM HE DESERVED TO BE IN THE JUNGLE NOT THE CITY I WISH SOMEONE WILL SHOT AND KILL HIS ASS IN GHANA.
zaks 9 years ago

Yaw u are a stupid fool is guys like u idiot dat northerns ll neva follow or vote for ur cocaine party npp next learn hw to write ur opinion if u dnt v any better comments to write on de plat form dnt insult northers gutter c ...
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Yaw u are a stupid fool is guys like u idiot dat northerns ll neva follow or vote for ur cocaine party npp next learn hw to write ur opinion if u dnt v any better comments to write on de plat form dnt insult northers gutter child as u are do u knw ur father bastard
Kwaku Amexo 9 years ago

Government should remove all subsidies on fuel, create sidewalks on our roads, promote bamboo bicycles,mass transportation system and make it difficult for the unserviced vehicles that choke the city. If people cannot afford ...
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Government should remove all subsidies on fuel, create sidewalks on our roads, promote bamboo bicycles,mass transportation system and make it difficult for the unserviced vehicles that choke the city. If people cannot afford the cost of fuel they will develop alternative means of survival- go to markets in your neighborhood and not drive to the center for everything. The government should also decentralize the ministries in such a way that one does not have to go to the center of Accra to do business. Registra general should go paperless so that one does not have to travel from villages to the center just to register a company. Ghana can be a better place.
Ecomog USA 9 years ago

God start panish those voted NDC to power taxi drivers crying now they 4 get 2008 they campaign against MPP over increase

God start panish those voted NDC to power taxi drivers crying now they 4 get 2008 they campaign against MPP over increase
zaks 9 years ago

u v my blessing taxi drivers it is long over due go ahead wid ur demonstration mahama is de most wicked n useless president in de history of ghana stupid president

u v my blessing taxi drivers it is long over due go ahead wid ur demonstration mahama is de most wicked n useless president in de history of ghana stupid president
Paa Nicho 9 years ago

Putting high VAT on petroleum products as a means of mobilizing tax for the country is rather unfortunate. We live in a country whereby we eat, breathe and drink corruption. If Government wants tax money to develop the countr ...
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Putting high VAT on petroleum products as a means of mobilizing tax for the country is rather unfortunate. We live in a country whereby we eat, breathe and drink corruption. If Government wants tax money to develop the country, then what they should do is to re-register of traders selling in building or shelters with roofing and assigned each with a VAT code that doubles as a bank account number. The government should then provide all these traders with electronic receipt purchasing machines that operates via wireless through internet protocols. In that way when any purchase transaction is made and a receipt is printed out, it comes with all details including VAT amount paid. The VAT amount will be automatically credited to the VAT registration number which doubles as bank account number. With this, the Internal Revenues can access the various accounts and know exactly how much VAT each trader has collected on behave of the Government. If this is done, government will get more tax money to develop the country instead of relying on poor drivers who will eventually transfer the cost to the ordinary already suffering Ghanaian. Without this measure, the most corrupt people in Ghana are the Internal Revenue Officials. They are operating behind shadows and pocketing monies meant for development. Do a background check and you will come to know that these tax officers owns fleet of taxis, commercial vehicles, lots of houses and other investments. A word to the wise is enough.
VVIP JDM SNIFFER COCAINE 9 years ago

MAHAMA IS JUST USELESS,CORRUPT AND COCAINE MAFIA CHIEF,KILLED MILLES FOR POWER SAD AND SHAME,FOOOOLISH WOMANIZER JDM

MAHAMA IS JUST USELESS,CORRUPT AND COCAINE MAFIA CHIEF,KILLED MILLES FOR POWER SAD AND SHAME,FOOOOLISH WOMANIZER JDM
Kwasi Dream 9 years ago

I just don't get why automatic adjustment can be introduced and this adjustment only works towards increment. When prices decrease nothing happens. This is plain robbery and insult to Ghanaians.

I just don't get why automatic adjustment can be introduced and this adjustment only works towards increment. When prices decrease nothing happens. This is plain robbery and insult to Ghanaians.
Nii Joromi 9 years ago

Politicians have been taking the docile fama nyame Ghanaian for a ride for far too long. I hope Ghanaians learn a lesson from our Burkina brothers about the ability of the suffering people to make a positive change through an ...
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Politicians have been taking the docile fama nyame Ghanaian for a ride for far too long. I hope Ghanaians learn a lesson from our Burkina brothers about the ability of the suffering people to make a positive change through any means necessary...including burning down their rubber stamp parliament.
Osei 9 years ago

Demonstration will only be in Ashanti region!

Demonstration will only be in Ashanti region!

Taxi drivers to stage 'X'mas demo' over fuel prices

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