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Petroleum subsidy claim is fraud

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  • Kofi Asaase Asa--- Mantukwa 11 years ago

    What I do not understand is this question:

    why is it that, in 'Less Developed' or 'developing countries' like ours, Ghana, any increment in prices starts from percentages not less than 20?

    Whilst I do have any problem w ...
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  • Kofi Asaase Asa--- Mantukwa 11 years ago

    Lets I forget, and this is precisely what I wanted to suggest or add to my comment on this exorbitantly lump sum 20% increase in fuel prices.

    For example, the minimum wage in United States of America is currently $7.25 pe ...
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  • OBIBA-JUDAS 11 years ago

    THE Problem is.The Competent people to Handling Ghana Affairs are NPP.But Look.The Foolish People in Ghana are always Voting for NDC.So Stop crying.Ghanaians.

  • kubgah 11 years ago

    Mr. wright after paying the world price for the crude oil or the finish
    products as indicated, do we still have to pay for transporting it to Ghana or is free I believe there are other cost involved which will shoot up the ...
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  • Kofi Asaase Asa--- Mantukwa 11 years ago

    What about this question.

    At the time that Ghana was not a producer of oil, Governments were able to absorb this subsidy. Why is that at this time that Ghana is producing oil we are now reducing the subsidy?

    Is the sub ...
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  • mensah abrampa 11 years ago

    Question for you. Why do we prefer importing the finished product to the crude oil which would be cheaper and would also give us added benefits from the refining process as enumerated by the writer? We are just not being smar ...
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  • Kofi Ata, Cambridge, UK 11 years ago

    Akwasi, hope you are fine. Whilst the subsidy claim government does not seem to hold water, you also forget to indicate if the crude oil prices are COD (cost on delivery). If not, then it is important to take into considerati ...
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  • NANA AMMAH C.COAST 11 years ago

    SEKOU NKRUMAH HAD SAID IT>NDC CANT GOVERN THIS COUNTRY>SO LET US SACK THEM.

  • Amega 11 years ago

    Fantastic article - brilliant expose, showing good understanding of the issues. Congratulations!!

  • Sani 11 years ago

    ... but I am not very sure of your argument about the price that we are told. A certain price of oil is always quoted in such transactions and govt announcements without stating that the price being quoted is Brent or WTI or ...
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  • ghanaba 11 years ago

    GOD bless you amen

  • nana 11 years ago

    well done bro

  • mensah abrampa 11 years ago

    Thanks Kwasi for the free enlightenment. It's true that they are perpetrating a fraud on the blind side of the people.For God's sake they'll have to answer the many questions you have raised.They have grossly mismanaged the r ...
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  • Asempaneye 11 years ago

    Do the laws of Ghana allow individual citizens to sue for causing financial loss to the state?

  • JH-New York City 11 years ago

    Good article! The difference in Tico and Royce prices is what goes into their pockets.

  • JH-New York City 11 years ago

    Rouge Leaders and Executives ! Shame unto you.