The Ghana Trades Union Congress (T.U.C) is asking government to offer explanations for the recent fuel increment. According to the T.U.C, the increment came at a critical stage where the cost of living in the country is very high. The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) on Thursday announced an upward adjustment of fuel prices between 15 to 30%. The NPA said the increment was due to international crude oil price movement and the depreciation of the cedi. The falling value of the Ghanaian currency against the dollar means over 25 percent increase in cedi terms in the cost of procuring crude oil and petroleum products since January this year. Speaking on Asempa Fm’s Ekosii-Sen on Thursday, General Secretary of T.U.C, Kofi Asamoah noted that government must explain what necessitated the increment of the fuel prices. “We are unhappy at all with the fuel price increment because it will add up to the already hard living condition of workers in the country”. He asserted that when the prices of fuel go up, it affects the prices of goods and services so government should take a second look at it. “As for the recent increment, it will not help at all”. He said the increment in petroleum products is disturbing since the timing was a little problematic for workers in the country. He pleaded with government, as a matter of urgency, to offer an explanation as to how the prices of fuel swelled up.”I think the NPA should explain well to us because next year, school will re-open and fees will be paid by parents who are already hit by the high living conditions”. He asserted that if the fuel prices have gone up then the daily minimum wage should also be increased. “The increment will add to the already high living conditions so workers also demand respectable wages”. Mr. Kofi Asamoah pleaded with government to revise its decision on the fuel price increment and called for an immediate reduction of the product. “If the year 2012 will begin with fuel price increment, then it is undeserving”.