CAPE COAST COUNCIL OF LABOUR CALLS FOR REVIEW OF TARIFFS (PAGE 51, JUNE 11, 2010)

THE Cape Coast Metropolitan Council of Labour has added its voice to the call by the Trades Union Congress (TUC) for the immediate review of the tariffs on electricity and water which were recently announced by the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC).
This was contained in the resolution signed by the Chairman of the Metropolitan Council of Labour, Mr J. M. Aggrey, and the Secretary, Mr B. A. Brown, after a meeting in Cape Coast yesterday.
The resolution, which reviewed the high cost of living in relation to the woefully inadequate 10 per cent salary increase announced by the government and the recent high tariff increases, said the increases would negatively affect workers and the people.
It, therefore, expressed its solidarity with the TUC in rejecting the increases and called on the PURC to, as a matter of urgency, review the tariffs, in consultation with stakeholders, including the government.
The resolution said the council expected that the consultation would begin immediately and that the PURC should announce the downward review by the end of next week.