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Ghanaians will from today, October 29, 2022, pay more for transport services as the 19% increase in fares announced by the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) takes effect. The GPRTU announced the increase in fares earlier in the week. The move, according to the union has been necessitated by the continuous soaring of prices of petroleum products at the various fuel pumps. Currently, diesel and petrol are selling for over GH¢18 and GH¢15 respectively at major fuel pumps; a situation transport operators say is eroding their profit. VIP JEOUN increased its fares by 20% on Monday, October 24. The…