Increase in utility tariffs: What Government has done is worse than robbing ‘Peter to pay Paul’ – TUC

Union Threatens Nationwide Action Over Utility Price Increases

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/union-threatens-nationwide-action-over-utility-price-increases/Ghana’s labor federation has rejected newly approved electricity and water tariff increases, warning it will mobilize workers across the country unless government raises the agreed 9% wage adjustment for 2026 to compensate for higher utility costs. The Trades Union Congress (TUC) issued th…

TUC Slams New Utility Tariff Hikes, Demands Corrective Actions

The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has launched a blistering attack on the government and the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) following the announcement of significant utility tariff increases scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2026. In a strongly worded statement signed by its Secretary-General, Joshua Ansah, the TUC described the decision to raise electricity tariffs by 9.8 percent and water tariffs by 15.9 percent as insensitiv…

TUC rejects new electricity and water tariff increases

The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has condemned the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) over its announcement of new utility tariff increases. According to the PURC, electricity tariffs will rise by 9.8% and water tariffs by 15.9%, effective January 1, 2026. In a statement released, the TUC stated, “We are outraged by the statement from the PURC,” insisting that the timing of the increase is unacceptable, especially as the new 9% minimum…

Increase in utility tariffs: What Government has done is worse than robbing ‘Peter to pay Paul’ – TUC

The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has expressed outrage over the statement from the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission in which it announced a 9.8% and 15.9% increase in electricity and water tariffs respectively. According to the TUC, the increases, which are to take effect from January 1, 2026, the very day the paltry 9% increase in […]