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Samuel George, a member of Government�s Communication Team, has asked Ghanaians to consider the payment of the utility tariff increment as a sacrifice they have to make for the country to develop. He said, in as much as the country is facing difficult times and the increment is making the situation worse, �we need to ask ourselves if we want the country to develop or to remain stagnant�. Analyzing the recent utility tariff increment of 78.9% in electricity and 52% on water on PeaceFM�s �Kokrokoo� programme, Samuel George said: �I can relate with the pain the average Ghanaian is facing�it is a difficult situation for everybody but we should consider the payment of the increment as a sacrifice we are offering for the nation to develop. We have to make sure the system does not collapse�we have to ensure that there is no longer power outages.� According to him, if Ghanaians are �biting that bitter pill (increment) now to make sure that tomorrow is better, I don�t see anything wrong with it even though it is a difficult pill to take�. He however stressed that Ghanaians can hold government responsible if they don�t get the service required from the service providers after the payment of the tariffs.