The Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) is not relenting in its efforts to ensure foreign traders comply with local laws.
The group says it is not perturbed by the demeanour of government in enforcing the law due to the protocols of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) which allows free trade among member countries.
Discussing the outlook of GUTA on Adom FM’s morning show, the Greater Accra Chairman, David Amoateng, said his outfit will close down shops belonging to foreign traders in demand for the enforcement of the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre Act (865)
According to him, the Act states unequivocally that retail trade is an exclusive preserve of Ghanaians.
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Mr Amoateng bemoaned how GUTA has, on several occasions, complained about what he says is the collapse of their businesses due to the invasion of foreigners in the retail sub-sector without any tangible government action.
“Government has really failed traders; these foreigners, especially Nigerians don’t pay taxes yet they make a lot of sales at our expense,” he stated.
The GUTA Greater Accra Chairman revealed how some Nigerian traders in Ghana condone and connive with unscrupulous officials to under-invoice at the various ports of entry of the country, denying government the much-needed revenue to develop and benefit the county as a whole.
Mr Amoateng added that until the agencies in charge ensure the things are done, they won’t open the foreign-owned retail shops closed.