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Berbice Bridge Toll reduced by 13.6%

Written by Gina Webmasters, Published in News, Georgetown GINA, 10 August 2015, Sources

Minister of Finance, Winston Jordan, during his 2015 Budget presentation, announced that as of September 01, toll for passenger cars and buses, traversing the Berbice Bridge, will be reduced from $2,200 to $1,900, a 13.6 % reduction. At the same time, the toll for all other types of vehicles will be reduced by 10 %.

This is the first of a phased reduction in the Berbice Bridge Toll, and will benefit over 150,000 Guyanese who live in Regions Five and Six and have to traverse the Berbice Bridge to access education and health services, conduct business and generally travel on a daily basis.

According to Minister Jordan, “Government has heard the cries of the people and will lighten the burden of the high fares imposed on them. I am pleased to inform this House that the lives of the citizens of Regions 5 and 6, and indeed all Guyanese who travel to the Ancient County, will be improved.”

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While the government cannot order the company to reduce the cost for travels, this reduction will reflect a cost to the government expenditures and not to the ferry authority.

8/11/1512:53 PM

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