The government will review taxes, duties and levies at the local ports to create a favourable business environment and make the country's ports an attractive destination that will draw in businesses from across the West African sub-region.
The Minister of Transport, Joseph Bukari Nikpe, who disclosed this, said this was part of the government's effort to work with relevant stakeholders in the shipping industry to reduce the rising cost of doing business at the country's seaports.
Consequently, he said, the government would review laws governing the country's shipping industry to reduce the daunting bureaucracies associated with doing business at the ports.
These efforts are expected to improve the turnaround time at the ports and the general cost of doing business, which have an impact on the prices of goods and services in the country.
