Labour unions under the umbrella of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) in Ghana have suspended their planned nationwide protest over the imposition of Value Added Tax (VAT) on electricity consumption which was scheduled for Tuesday, February 13, 2024.
Energy News Africa reports that the partial suspension of the policy by the government has informed the decision by the labour unions to suspend the protest.
Speaking to journalists at a press briefing on Friday (9 February), the General Secretary of the Industrial and Commercial Workers Union (ICU-Ghana), Morgan Ayawine, said, “The message we are sending out to our members is that it is a victory.
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“The fact that we have not taken a position not to discuss or engage the government on the [15%] VAT on electricity means that it is gone,” he added.
