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Ghana goes hard on fuel smuggling activities as country lost $200m in 2 years
The trend is said to be a syndicate between black marketers and border officials.
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According to the head of research at the authority, Shiela Abiemo, up to 300,000 metric tonnes of fuel used in the country are not recorded and no taxes paid on them.
The illegal activity which is done through depots mainly in the Greater Accra and the Western regions.
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Meanwhile the Association of Oil Marketing Companies says the trend is pushing its members out of business as people prefer the smuggled fuel which is cheaper.
The association warns that members will be forced to close down their businesses and lay off workers in the coming days due to declining sales.
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According to local news portal in Ghana; Citi Business, the Chief Executive Officer of the Association, Kwaku Agyemang Dua robust measures are needed to curb the trend.
“Last year, we had a press conference and blew off the lid on this illegal smuggling and when we did that, we had a lot of support from the government and somewhere in October, we realized it was working until December when it started again,” he stated.
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