The Executive Secretary of the Importers and Exporters Association of Ghana (IEAG), Samson Asaki Awingobit, has applauded President John Dramani Mahama and his administration for implementing tax reforms that, he says, have significantly eased the financial pressure on businesses.
Mr. Awingobit expressed gratitude on behalf of the business community for what he described as a government that listened and responded to their concerns.
“I want to thank the government, President John Dramani Mahama and his government, for actually listening to the business community.
Indeed, they promised in 2024 they will do tax re-nationalization, they will abolish e-Levy, they will abolish COVID-Levy,” he said on Morning Starr with Isaac Addae.
He highlighted the immediate impact of these reforms with a real-life example from the ports.
“Someone was cleared 2017 model of Honda CVR. The person paid 57,000.
“If it were to be January, February, okay, or even December, November 2024, you wouldn’t have paid that Honda CVR at 57,000. So we saw the kind of relief that actually came.”
According to him, the removal of taxes such as the e-Levy and COVID-Levy, along with broader tax rationalization efforts, has led to tangible reductions in the cost of doing business, a development he believes has restored confidence among importers and exporters.
