Ghana needs a Pricing Regulatory Authority to curb unfair price hikes – Engineer
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Thank you very much, I love this
This is very true in all sectors and communities across the country.
They should do this in a long time ago and as if they are not living ghana so they don't see it nasty .
Just say price controll, Ing socialist, and stop the plenty English. In any case it's a free market, and the goods and services are the bonafide property of the owners. You can set up your business and implement price control ...
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So we need nanny state to set the prices for us because most people are greedy, cheating thieves despite going to church or the mosque. Then we all sit around blaming the government without looking in the mirror.
This is very brilliant idea and must be considered asap. I wonder if the writer can petition parliament directly. This will be a game changer in protecting consumers because some Ghanaian businesses are really evil.
That's a good idea, we will be glad if the ministry for trade and GUTA
In the 1970s there was a Prices and Incomes Board. It was dissolved and replaced with a Fair Wages and Salaries Board. The Prices aspect was conspicuously eliminated.
Masa you are right Multi Choice increase dem subscription when the dollar to cedi is high but when it comes down dem don't want reduce their subscription fees
Kofi Capito is a scam
How can a crate of egg sell for $6 dollars equivalent????
Absolutely no need. Set up a Competition Commission. There is already a draft bill. Unfair trade practices including price manipulation is regulated under Competition not Price Control Regulation. We talk by heart with no res ...
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No excuse about this. Long overdue. I made similar suggestion to a previous government official about price control and the response was hey do I want to visit the Rawlings era? Meanwhile he admits that in Côte d’Ivoire th ...
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Most Ghanaians are always in churches and mosques praying 24/7 ,but their hearts are stone-cold like NADAA aka 'Fellow Ghanaians'.
What the government can do is the 'Goil' example. Set up governmental/State trade companies and use that to regulate the prices. The only problem with this is that most state enterprises are not run well.
Ghana is Just a jungle, nothing is working here including selling of everything. Just look at how ppl are building or have build their houses, no plan. look at roed network in the whole country, look at ppl attitude to one an ...
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You are right, but we the citizens who want to acquire wealth overnight through high pricing of goods will wake up against any government that will try to implement such anitiative.