Government to Review Port Taxes – Minister of Finance

By Joyce Danso, GNA

Accra, March 16, GNA
– The government should conduct a thorough review of all port taxes so that
the ports of the nation would be one of the most competitive and efficient ports in the world.
subregion.

Talk to
journalists in Accra after the 2019 breakfast on governance of the
The state-owned enterprise sector, Ken Ofori-Atta, Minister of Finance, said
there are a number of issues that should be considered in terms of levies,
royalties and rights to facilitate trade.

The meeting was
allow SOE CEOs to discuss their plans
challenges.

Mr. Ofori Atta said
import issues need to be addressed in order to improve the situation
Ghana, adding that the country should focus on
oriented towards exporting instead of being dependent on the import.

He said the question of
the import of toothpicks and flowers, for example, was part of the problems
should be watched again.

He said that it was
cedi not only stabilize but reverse its trend
losses compared to other currencies.

The Minister of Finance
expressed its joy that the current road show of three billion euros in euro is
is fine

Mr. Ofori-Atta said
the government expects a new capital injection like the 750 million dollars
Standard bridge facility of the bank to face the current challenges of the cedi
against the cedi has depreciated against the dollar since 4.9 cedis GHC to more than
GHC 5.5 cedis since the beginning of the year.

GNA