The Association of Ghana Industries has described the level of utility tariff increments for water and electricity by the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) as too high for industry to bear, particularly at this time. It argued that though utility companies need to recover costs to sustain their operations, the effect of the utility tariff increase could be dire for both industry and the utility companies. Within a period of less than six months, electricity tariffs have shot up significantly on two occasions, 26.6% in September 2022 and 29.9% for this quarter, totaling 56.5%. Indeed, the elements of the cross-subsidy are still embedded in our tariff structure and this current review does not seem to support PURC’s effort to correct this anomaly. We, therefore, urge the PURC to expedite action towards the full reversal of the tariff structure in support of Government’s Industrial Transformation Agenda”, it stated. “We notice a 48% increment in water tariffs for Industr...