President
Adama Barrow has removed the restrictions placed on the importation of onions
and potatoes into The Gambia by former President Yahya Jammeh.
President
Barrow said he is committed to building an economy on the ideals of a free
market as he introduced his first minor import duty cuts.
In
a press statement issued on Saturday, Barrow also announced a reduction on the
import duty on flour from 47% to 20%.
Below
is the entire press release:
The
general public is hereby informed that in order to ease the burden on consumers,
the Government of the Gambia has taken the following measures with immediate
effect:
The
ban on the importation of onions and potatoes is lifted. Therefore all
importers of onions and potatoes are free to import these products.
The
duty on imported flour has been reduced from 47% to the normal rate of 20% and
the reference value shall be the transaction value.
The
additional measures of D1 per kilo of cement and 5% excise tax are now removed.
The
Government of The Gambia wishes to reaffirm that it will continue to pursue an
open and liberal economy aimed at boosting trade and economic growth.
