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Comment: Cross-border rice smuggling - A big hole in Ghana’s revenue kitty

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  • Dare 10 years ago

    The Ghana government is completely useless. Taxing people to death to buy countless Land Cruisers. All they need to do is remove the taxes or at least achieve parity with La Cote. Too bad a smart guy like Akuffo Addo is not t ...
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  • mohammed 10 years ago

    how much is La code ivory duty?

  • william 10 years ago

    Ekow has given us food for thought. We thank him and hope his effort will not be reduced into cynical comments!

  • william 10 years ago

    How do you get your salary and single spine reforms?

  • mohammed 10 years ago

    Please, when you are reporting, you have to be fair in your analysis. what are the duties of the smuggled country if ghana charges 37 % in taxes? Remember, the fundamental fact about your so call investigative journals rest ...
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  • TT 10 years ago

    SLAVE MENTALITY, LACK OF VISION IS MAKING FAR EAST RICHER. FOOD AND WATER WILL BE MORE EXPENSIVE THAN CRUDE OIL AS POPULATIONS INCREASES.IMMEDIATE SOLUTION IS TO ARREST, IMPOUND THESE CROSS BORDER SMUGGLERS, EMPLOYED MORE BOR ...
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  • DAN 10 years ago

    i can buy 10-25 pound bags in usa for $9 (18 cedi) And most time in usa the bigger the bag, less price per pound due to less packaging materials and labor..Apply to most all things..A 1 liter bottle of coke can cost same as 2 ...
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  • TT 10 years ago

    NO WONDER GHANA AND AFRICA IS RAVAGE WITH POVERTY DUE TO LACK OF VISION, USELESS LEADERS, SLAVE MENTALITY. SIMPLE-NO MORE IMPORTATION OF RICE, USE IMPORT MONEY TO PURCHASE EQUIPMENTS, FUND IMPROVE SEEDS AND GROW LOCALLY.

  • Baby Awo 10 years ago

    Food Security Ghana used to write such camouflaged articles. The main point is they want Govt to remove import duties on rice so they can kill the local rice sector. See what they did to the chicken sector. Govt, pls stay the ...
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  • pancho 10 years ago

    jealousy go shame....go and find a life

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