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May 05 2021

IRU helps create new road transport association in Togo

With the backing of the World Bank, IRU has been working to support an in-depth reform of road transport in Togo, leading a project that will continue until 2022. Throughout 2020, IRU supported the establishment of a national federation representing the entire Togolese road transport sector, the Faitière Patronale Togolaise des Transporteurs Routiers (FP2TR).

“Bringing the sector together in this way allows it to speak with one voice, putting it in a stronger position to shape policy and regulations to its needs,” said Akuavi Nassif, President of the Federation of Transport of Hydrocarbons by Road (S2TH), which is affiliated to the FP2TR.

 

“The FP2TR has already achieved a reduction of 90% in a newly imposed vehicle tax and of 50% in planned road toll increases for commercial vehicles. Read more

 

Source: IRU