Tag Archives: IMPORT DUTIES

The ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) has described as a game changer, the policy by the Akufo-Addo government to reduce benchmark values of imported goods and auto vehicles by 50% and 30% respectively. Addressing a news conference on Sunday, 7th April, 2019 at the party’s headquarters in Accra, the General …

Isaac Adongo has said the decision by the Akufo-Addo government to slash the cost of import duties will be the undoing of the administration. He said the move, as announced by Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia at the government’s Town Hall meeting Wednesday, is reminiscent of the first budget introduced by …

The 50 and 30 percent reduction in import duties as announced by the Vice President Dr Mahamadu Bawumia, appears to have been misconstrued by the public. Chief Executive Officer of the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI), Seth Twum Akwaboah, said the reduction in the benchmark value does not mean a …

There will soon be reforms to reduce the high duties at Ghana’s ports, President Nana Akufo-Addo has indicated. After calls from groups like Ghana Union of Traders Associations (GUTA) to review the high taxes and duties on imported items, President Akufo-Addo assured that the Government is already dealing with the …

The Council of State will meet the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, this week to present its recommendations on demands for a review of import duties and taxes. Some traders unions, including the Ghana Union of Traders Associations (GUTA), have petitioned the state to intervene to review taxes and duties …