Tag: fuel smuggling
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NPA assures of measures to ensure prosecution of fuel smugglers
The National Petroleum Authority, NPA, says a comprehensive approach has been instituted to ensure the prosecution of offenders or persons complicit in fuel smuggling in the country. According to the NPA, it has already introduced the Digital Retail Fuel Monitoring System, among others, last year, to address the issue. Ghana currently loses billions of Ghana…
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Ghana lost GH¢1.9bn to illegal fuel trade in 2017 – Report
The Chamber of Bulk Oil Distributors is blaming the persistent issues of illegal fuel trade on what it says is the weak commitment of security agencies in addressing the issue. A latest industry report by the Chamber said the illegal fuel trade cost the country some 1.9 billion cedis in 2017. The report cited three…
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Fuel smuggling: Ghana loses $200m in 2 years
Ghana lost 200 million dollars in both 2016 and 2017 as a result ofthe smuggling of fuel into the country, the National Petroleum Authority has revealed. 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…