Duties are charged in cedis: GRA sets record straight

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• Kido 1 year ago

  What GRA is saying does not make sense. Why are you guys trying to put sand into our eyes. There are about 22 different charges at the ports, and these charges are always charged based on the current dollar exchange rate. So, ...
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  What GRA is saying does not make sense. Why are you guys trying to put sand into our eyes. There are about 22 different charges at the ports, and these charges are always charged based on the current dollar exchange rate. So, what does that mean? No one is saying that we go to the port to hand over US dollars to the customs authorities. What we are saying is that these charges are continuously being increased because of the dollar exchange rate. Ghana belongs to all of us, and we should not continue to do things that would destroy businesses and in effect, completely paralyse our economy. Tell the masses the truth. No one is saying that the customs authorities no longer accept Cedis anymore. Let's tell the truth, because the truth shall set all of us free. Ghana first. We should all remember that.

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• Ghana govt benefits from cedi depreciation 1 year ago

  The truth of the matter is that Ghana govt revenues increase when the cedi depreciation. Is the Ghana govt interested in introducing policies that will not worsen the plight of Ghanaians when the cedi depreciates - fixed exch ...
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  The truth of the matter is that Ghana govt revenues increase when the cedi depreciation. Is the Ghana govt interested in introducing policies that will not worsen the plight of Ghanaians when the cedi depreciates - fixed exchange rates at the seaports and Airport?

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• mr amin 1 year ago

  GRA Stop lying you caculate in dollers and convert it into cedis at times you issue the cost of clearance to an importer then the flowing day when the exchange rate changes GRA will ask the importer to pay the difference, you ...
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  GRA Stop lying you caculate in dollers and convert it into cedis at times you issue the cost of clearance to an importer then the flowing day when the exchange rate changes GRA will ask the importer to pay the difference, you have been cought now you are struggling to defend, thieves

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• Guv'ner 1 year ago

  It looks like lying is the latest fashion in the country. Everyone wants to take it up.

  It looks like lying is the latest fashion in the country. Everyone wants to take it up.

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• Willie 1 year ago

  You've just repeated what the importers are complaining about. They're saying you charge them according to the prevailing exchange rate and that's what is killing them. In a country where the dollar does its own think what do ...
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  You've just repeated what the importers are complaining about. They're saying you charge them according to the prevailing exchange rate and that's what is killing them. In a country where the dollar does its own think what do think would happen to importers.

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• Kweku 1 year ago

  Anyone has ever imported a vehicle into the country knows that import duties are calculated in dollars at the Tema Port. If the imported duty is not calculated in dollars, then why does an estimated value of an imported duty ...
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  Anyone has ever imported a vehicle into the country knows that import duties are calculated in dollars at the Tema Port. If the imported duty is not calculated in dollars, then why does an estimated value of an imported duty changes within a week when the exchange rate also changes? GRA can't deceived Ghanaians because the payment of import duties in Ghana doesn't make any sense. Ghanaian politicians are killing us and destroying local businesses.

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• Chief 1 year ago

  Make i just keep quiet sha

  Make i just keep quiet sha

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• Teacher 1 year ago

  The GRA as well as the Government are all corrupt. Everyone knows that your all thieves. Someone suffering at the expense of your greedy, God is watching you and your family.

  The GRA as well as the Government are all corrupt. Everyone knows that your all thieves. Someone suffering at the expense of your greedy, God is watching you and your family.

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• Kevin 1 year ago

  If you quote a figure in foreign currency and convert it according to the existing rate of cedis to that currency. What do we call that transaction? The duty is calculated in dollars if the vehicle is imported from USA and in ...
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  If you quote a figure in foreign currency and convert it according to the existing rate of cedis to that currency. What do we call that transaction? The duty is calculated in dollars if the vehicle is imported from USA and in euros if the vehicle is imported from Europe.

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• Edward 1 year ago

  THE DUTIES ARE CALCULATED USING CURRENT EXCHANGE RATE OF THE US DOLLAR ON THE VALUE. BANK OF GHANA TRANSMITS THE CURRENT US DOLLAR RATE TO CUSTOMS EVERY TUESDAY MORNING TO BE USED TO WORK OUT DUTIES AT THE PORTS AND OTHER PO ...
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  THE DUTIES ARE CALCULATED USING CURRENT EXCHANGE RATE OF THE US DOLLAR ON THE VALUE. BANK OF GHANA TRANSMITS THE CURRENT US DOLLAR RATE TO CUSTOMS EVERY TUESDAY MORNING TO BE USED TO WORK OUT DUTIES AT THE PORTS AND OTHER POINTS OF ENTRY. SO IT IS TRUE THAT THERE IS A FOREIGN EXCHANGE COMPONENT BEING THE DOLLAR EXCHANGE RATE TO CONVERT THE VALUE INTO CEDIS FOR DUTIABLE PURPOSES. IT MEANS THAT ANY TIME THE DOLLAR RISES AGAINST THE CEDI, DUTIES AUTOMATICALLY BECOMES HIGHER EVEN THOUGH THE RATE OF DUTY TEMAINS THE SAME. GRA MUST SET THE RECORDS STRAIGHT.

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• Kwame Kusi 1 year ago

  Even if they're charging in cedis, the rates are so unreasonable and appear so insensitive to us the tax payers.
  
  They should decrease the import duties to sensible rate so as to ease tge burden on the tax payers.

  Even if they're charging in cedis, the rates are so unreasonable and appear so insensitive to us the tax payers.
  
  They should decrease the import duties to sensible rate so as to ease tge burden on the tax payers.

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• Ghana must grow 1 year ago

  Why should the GRA not have their own system of valuation based on the specs of the vehicle rather depending on the import value and current exchange rates. Moreover, who causes the bad exchange rate regime? Fix your problems ...
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  Why should the GRA not have their own system of valuation based on the specs of the vehicle rather depending on the import value and current exchange rates. Moreover, who causes the bad exchange rate regime? Fix your problems and stop transferring your inefficiency to Ghanaians.

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