Fuel will not be available after stations close on Tuesday

Fuel will not be available after pumping stations close at 6pm tomorrow, the GRTU said on Monday night.In a statement following a lengthy meeting with station owners, the chamber said the action would start on Tuesday, with no termination date given.

The chamber also announced that station owners would be withholding licensing payments due to the resources authority.

Fuel station owners met on Monday evening to discuss the way forward after the government rejected their proposal for a higher profit margin.

The government last week said it had made an alternative proposal to fuel station owners. No details of the proposals, however, were released by either side.

Monday’s meeting came after the ultimatum for an agreement, given to the government by the Chamber of Small and Medium Enterprises (GRTU) expired with no deal reached.CEO Abigail Mamo said the situation had become untenable.

On Sunday she had said that all options were being considered when it came to possible directives and to what extent this would disrupt normal service at the pumps.

Owners of fuel stations have been at loggerheads with the government over a plan that would see all stations have to upgrade their...