Give us an alternative before imposing restrictions on food imports - Kwesi Pratt to Government
Kwesi Pratt Jnr. has urged government to provide an alternative support for local businesses and farmers before implementing its restrictions on food imports into the country. A bill has been laid before Parliament to legislate the importation of food commodities by imposing restrictions on it. The Minister of Trade, Kobina Tahir Hammond, is pushing for this legislation believing it is a solution to the decline of local businesses and the cedi depreciation. When the bill is enacted, food commodities such as rice, fruit juice, margarine, cement, fish, sugar and 16 other products that the government terms "strategic products" will be affected by the restrictions. But six business associations comprising the Ghana Union of Traders Associations (GUTA), Importers and Exporters Association of Ghana, Food and Beverages Association of Ghana (FABAG), Ghana Institute of Freight Forwarders (GIFF), Chamber of Automobile Dealership Ghana (CADEG) and Ghana National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GNCCI) have vehemently kicked…
29 Nov 00:00 · GhanaWeb