The National Hospitality Association of Ghana (NHAG) has appealed to the government to reduce electricity and water tariffs by at least 65 percent.
It has also called for the suspension of the Tourism Levy of one percent and the use of current reserves in the fund the levy finances, to support a bailout of hotels.
According to NHAG in a statement signed by its Executive Secretary, Theodore Dzeble, the demands are in response to severe challenges facing the hospitality sector in the wake of the spread of the coronavirus pandemic in Ghana and its severe dampening effect on demand for hospitality services.
There are currently severe restrictions on movements in Ghana and a ban on travel into the country due to the coronavirus outbreak, a development the Association says was adversely affecting its members.
It has equally called on government to reduce property rates by 50 percent.
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