Sammi Awuku questions government over fresh fuel price hikes, demands answers on levy promise
Sammi Awuku, Member of Parliament for Akuapem North, criticized the government on Sunday, August 2, in a Facebook post over the latest increase in fuel prices. He questioned why Ghanaians continue to shoulder rising costs despite earlier assurances that the Price Stabilisation and Recovery Levy would cushion consumers. He wrote, "Fuel prices have once again shot up and Ghanaians, as usual, are going to bear the burden."
His comments followed the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) announcing new price floors for the first pricing window of August, setting petrol at GH¢14.53 per litre and diesel at GH¢16.97 per litre. These represent increases of 9.4% and 18.3% respectively over the previous pricing window. Mr. Awuku noted that when Brent crude fell from US$78 to US$71.90 in the previous pricing window, pump prices still increased because the NPA's price floor prevented prices from falling. The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC) had also questioned the effectiveness of the price floor mechanism.
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Sammi Awuku, MP for Akuapem North, has criticized the government over recent fuel price hikes, questioning the effectiveness of the Price
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