Tag Archives: PESEWAS

NPA increases Fuel Marking Margin from 4 to 9 pesewas on all products

John Abdulai Jinapor, Member of Parliament for Yapei Kusawgu has revealed that Fuel Marking Margin (FMM) has been increased as at April 14, 2023. In an April 14 post on his official Facebook timeline, he wrote: “The National Petroleum Authority has just increaesd the Fuel Marking Margin by a whopping 125%. “Expect …

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Pure water to sell at 60 pesewas from October 31

The price of packaged sachet and bottled water is expected to shoot up by October 31, 2022, due to the high cost of production. In a release on October 29, 2022, the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the National Association of Sachet and Packaged Water Producers (NASPAWAP) noted that the …

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Sachet water to sell at 50 pesewas as producers announce price increment

The National Association of Sachet and Packaged Water Producers has announced price increment for bottled and sachet water effective September 19, 2022. The move, according to them, is to ensure uniformity across the country amid the fuel price hikes, increase in water and electricity tariffs as well as the cost of packaging …

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Mother dips daughter’s hands in boiling water over 50 pesewas theft

An eight-year-old girl is battling for her life after her mother, Janet Awo, assaulted her with a stick and dipped her hands into boiling water for allegedly stealing 50 pesewas worth of coconut toffee at Awutu Bereku in the Awutu Senya West District of the Central Region. Information gathered by …

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Petrol, diesel prices to hit GHC10.949 pesewas – COPEC predicts

The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC) is forecasting an upward adjustment in the price of petrol and Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) in the first pricing window of June 2022. According to COPEC, The ex-pump estimations based on the Petroleum Price Indicators and elimination of taxes amounting to 15 pesewas per liter …

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What is sold at 15 pesewas in Ghana today? – NDC MP asks

Fifteen pesewas have become popular in the last few days after the government decided to remove the sum from every litre in petroleum price build-up margins. Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta on Thursday announced a number of mitigation measures reached by the government to combat current economic hardships. The reduction has …

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15 pesewas per litre reduction in fuel price disappointing – COPEC

The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers Ghana (COPEC), says it is utterly shocked at government’s 15 pesewas per litre reduction in the cost of fuel beginning April 1, 2022. COPEC’s Executive Secretary, Duncan Amoah insists the reduction is way below its expectations following discussions between relevant stakeholders and the government. Speaking …

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Gov’t reduces fuel prices by 15 pesewas per litre

Government as part of measures to mitigate the economic hardships on Ghanaians has reduced margins in the petroleum price build-up by a total of 15 pesewas per litre. Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta who made the announcement during a government press conference in Accra on Thursday, March 24, 2022, said the …

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Fuel price to go up again by 30 pesewas

The Chamber of Petroleum Consumer Ghana (COPEC) is predicting yet another fuel price increment in the coming days. The move is expected is to impact prices of petroleum products which are currently selling at around GH¢7 cedis at some pumps in the country with consumers already grappling to purchase. According …

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