Mr. Benjamin Yeboah

There’ve Been No Effort From Gov’t To Engage Traders On Import Substitution- GUTA Laments

There’ve Been No Effort From Gov’t To Engage Traders On Import Substitution- GUTA Laments

The National Treasurer for Ghana Union Traders Association (GUTA), Benjamin Yeboah, has accused government of not making a deliberate effort to synchronize the trades union and the trade ministry unto a single platform to promote exportation. He revealed on Movement in the morning show on Wontumi Radio/Movement TV that GUTA recently held a meeting with the Ghana Export Promotion Authority to discuss what opportunities are available to support the government's import substitution by promoting exportation. He told Kwaku Dawuro that "as traders, all we care about is to get goods and sell for profit, hence do not necessarily focus on…
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Kumasi Traders Shut Down Shops: GUTA Claims There Is Disparity In The Payment Of VAT

Kumasi Traders Shut Down Shops: GUTA Claims There Is Disparity In The Payment Of VAT

Some traders in the Ashanti Region have closed their shops after Ghana Revenue Authority(GRA's) new tax formula began implementation on Monday 9th October, 2022. According to the report, GRA officials have been designated to sit in front of shops to keep watch over the Value Added Tax (VAT) on the number of items they sell. The Ghana Union of Traders' Association(GUTA) however,  has revealed there is disparity in the payment of VAT. Speaking to Kwaku Dawuro on Movement In The Morning Show, Mr. Benjamin Yeboah the welfare officer of GUTA stated that ''traders are battling with the rise in the…
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