Information Minister, Hon. Kojo Oppong Nkrumah says the reduction in import duties is a way of letting Ghanaians appreciate the fact that the Akufo-Addo administration is "a listening government that always have the interest of Ghanaians at heart".
He was reiterating government's decision to reform the local import duty regime with the aim of reducing the prevailing high duties on imported items to make the country's ports more competitive.
Importers will soon heave a sigh of relief as the ruling government intends to reduce high taxes and duties on imported items at the ports.
“We have realised from the studies we have done that our ports are not competitive, and the import regime in our country is far too high. We are dealing with it, and, very soon, the measures that government will roll out will become known to all of you. I am not talking next year, or in 6 months’ time, I am talking very, very soon,” President Akufo-Addo made this known at the weekend when he addressed a town hall meeting of Ghanaians resident in Worcester, Massachusetts, in the United States of America, as part of his visit to that country.
Commenting on Okay FM’s Ade Akye Abia Morning Show, Hon. Oppong Nkrumah stressed that it is the desire of the Akufo-Addo government to make importers comfortable by reducing import duties as promised during campaign; adding that the exchange rate and the paperless system at the ports, as well as officials adding some charges to the duties, made the import business unbearable for the importers.
“And this government is not ‘yen tie obia’ [we won't listen to anyone government]; but this government is one that on every occasion will want to sit down to discuss or deliberate on issues and listen to the plight of Ghanaians and eventually resolve it,” he stated.
He explained that the Vice President Dr. Bawumia and the Economic Management Team, upon thorough investigation into the concerns raised by importers regarding high import duties, have come up with an opportunity to help Ghanaian importers.
“So the Economic Management Team which Dr. Bawumia is the Chairman have worked on the plight of importers in Ghana and Cabinet has worked on it and so in 3 days time, the Economic Management Team will come out to engage the public in a town hall meeting and the Vice President will explain in details what we are doing to help importers,” he indicated.
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Your government is worse than “Yen Tie Obia”, minister of lies
TOO MUCH TALK. JUST DO IT AND STOP SOON AND SOON TO DO IT.
As for Kojo Oppong Nkrumah eh. Hmmmmm. After all, he now has free food, free con.d.om, free house, free air condition, free everything, so he can talk t.hr.a.sh
i am so shocked at kojo o. herrrrrr he is always defending lies as if he wasn't the one at joy. Jesus Christ politics can change people
This government is becoming increasingly deceptive. Virtually all their promises are being redeemed in the reverse. You lie to traders and importers that you are coming to reduce their taxes, only to come and increase their taxes exorbitantly to suffer for two years and turn around to make another promise that you are now considering reduce the taxes, not even reverting to the old fees, and knowing Ghanaians as fuulls as some of us are, we will be ok with it, so you are better than yentia obia government. Nana addo's is like a man whose friend's wife complained that her husband is not taking good care of her. He then consoled her and tell her leave him and marry me. When he marries her, the treatment she receives is worse than that of the former husband. During Christmas when she asks for a gift and he gives her, then he goes to public and boasts that did your former husband give you a gift like this? Meanwhile the former husband took care of everyday needs and probably did not give occasional gifts. Nana addo starves you for two years and makes a promise to make amends and want credit for promising to do something he has not done.
jokes like this doesnt fit you kojo,,,, no wonder you are looking old like your president who also jokes around with our feelings
MR KOJO OPPONG NKRUMAH, HMMMMMMMMMMMMMM. IS IT YOU TALKING OR SOMEBODY ELSE? I WOULD NEVER HAVE BELIEVED THIS. TIME WILL TELL. WE THANK YOU ALL
Another clueless minister of our time!!!
HOW ON EARTH DID A CESSPIT EMPTIER BECOME A LUXURY VEHICLE? TELL US LISTENING GOVT.
politics is a disease oo, nyebro is aging now.