Okay so now the economic crisis is becoming unbecoming ..Common sachet water that sometime back used to sell for 10psws went to 20psws and now due to the current economic crisi the price is about going to 50psws. The sachet water producers in Ghana are set to increase prices due to the current price hikes in utilities and fuel.
According to President of the
Association of Sachet and Packaged Water Producers, Magnus Nunoo, business is
being badly affected since electricity, water and fuel are the key cost
components of their operations.
The Public Regulatory Commission
(PURC) in December last year increased electricity and water tariffs by 59.2%
and 67.2 % respectively, while a 27 percent tax was slapped on petroleum
products
In his words--
“Sadly, the figures that are out and
the actual rates that we are being charged are different. The figures out there
suggest that there has been an increment of 67.2 percent, but what we pay for
bottled water now is 400 percent, and almost 200 percent for sachet water”, Mr
Nunoo, who is also Chief Executive Officer of Mobile Water, said.
The situation according to them has become a headache and they can no longer bear it, this is the reason for the increase in the prices in order for them to stay in business.
Meanwhile, the Association's
President has indicated that members will be holding a press conference on
Tuesday to officially inform the public of their decision, and to appeal for
government to do something about the hikes in tariffs.
“We will definitely raise the prices
and wait for government's response, and if it does not heed our call then we
will have to adjust prices a second time to reflect the actual price we are
being charged as manufacturers,” he noted.
The price of sachet water, the
president said, is going to move from 20p to 30p per sachet; and if after the
press conference producers do no hear a favourable response from government,
there will be a further increase to about 40 or 50p per sachet.
source: myjoyonline
According
to President of the Association of Sachet and Packaged Water Producers,
Magnus Nunoo, business is being badly affected since electricity, water
and fuel are the key cost components of their operations. - See more
at:
http://myjoyonline.com/news/2016/January-25th/sachet-water-prices-to-go-up-this-week.php#sthash.BpzODg2Z.dpuf
According
to President of the Association of Sachet and Packaged Water Producers,
Magnus Nunoo, business is being badly affected since electricity, water
and fuel are the key cost components of their operations. - See more
at:
http://myjoyonline.com/news/2016/January-25th/sachet-water-prices-to-go-up-this-week.php#sthash.BpzODg2Z.dpuf
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