Ghanaians lament hardships amid fuel price, transport fare hikes

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Ghanaians lament hardships amid fuel price, transport fare hikes

STORY: Ghanaians lament hardships amid fuel price, transport fare hikes DATELINE: March 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:32 LOCATION: Accra CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): RICHMOND LARBIE, Banker 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Twi): VIVIAN BRAIMAH, Secondhand clothes vendor 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Twi): REBECCA AKORDOR, Clothes vendor STORYLINE: Amid the rising cost of petroleum products and transport fares, many Ghanaians expressed that they are feeling increasing hardships. The Road Transport Coordinating Council in Ghana announced a 15 percent increase in transport fares in February as the ex-pump price of petroleum products increased constantly since the beginning of this year. Richmond Larbie, a banker who commutes between the capital Accra and the eastern port city Tema daily, told Xinhua that the additional one Ghana cedi (0.13 U.S. dollars) charged fare per trip along that corridor had a rippling effect on his cost of living. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): RICHMOND LARBIE,

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