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Angry Ghanaians reject possible increment
Ghanaians have expressed anger about the likely increase in price of sachet water.
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Magnus Nunoo, President-Association of Sachet and Packaged Water Producers who is also Chief Executive Officer of Mobile Water, told Ghana’s B&FT the prices needed to increase since electricity tariffs increased by 59.2 percent and water by 67.2 percent, while a 27 percent tax has been added to petroleum products.
Initially the increase will go from 20p to 30p, and if the producers do not get a favourable response from government, it will go up to 40 or 50p per sachet.
Speaking to Pulse.com.gh, a section of Ghanaians expressed displeasure about the development.
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Kofi, who is a cement distributor, said the news is rather unfortunate.
"If I bought pure water one for 50 pesewas...Now the load I'm taking here, sometimes the whole day is 20 pesewas. So If I drink 50 pesewas of pure water, then calculate and see. So I can't afford it," he added.
A taxi driver, Sammy, who seems helpless about the situation is pleading with government to intervene. He laments that the recent hikes in utility tariffs, coupled with increase in price of sachet water will have a serious toll on his business.
"I drink like 10 pure water a day. My wife and children at home also drink. If it happens this way, we will be in a serious mess. If there should be an increase in prices of products at all, water should be excluded," he said.
Maame, who has been selling sachet water for nine years now told Pulse.com.gh, a new increment in price will spell doom for her business.
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"Customers are already complaining about the price being 20 pesewas. So if the price should go up, nobody will buy. Previously, I make more than 15 cedis a day from my business. But ever since it was increased to 20 pesewas, I barely make 10 cedis. So something must be done about it," she said.
A water tanker distributor, Ofori said he will now be compelled to fill his gallons with water from the tank.
"For now, I would have to drink water from the tank; that is the only way out. The government is killing us. What at all does it want us to do now. We will not buy it. Period," he fumed.
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