Sentences with phrase «paperless ports system»
He said Ghana had been taking concrete steps in formalising her economy to broaden the tax base, and cited the National Identification System, the National Property Digital Address System, digitisation of the lands records and paperless ports system, which would help in building a new platform for revenue mobilisation and, thus, urged other countries in the sub-region to emulate it.
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It has become a clever strategy, to dodge the paperless system recently rolled out at the port to ensure that the right taxes are declared and paid by importers.
These, he said, include the introduction of an e-business registration system, a paperless port clearance system, a digital addressing system, a mobile interoperability system, and a national identification card system, all of which are designed to formalise the Ghanaian economy, reduce the cost of doing business, and facilitate interaction between businesses and their clients, particularly in a technology - driven era, where connectivity through digital services is an important element in achieving competitiveness.
The Chief Executive Officer of Kanshipp Ghana Limited, Mr. Seth Effah Hills has bemoaned the unstable internet at the port as it is hindering the smooth operation of the paperless port clearing system which was implemented by the government in the last quarter of 2017.
Officials of the Tema port have downplayed appeals by the freight forwarders to postpone the implementation of the paperless clearing system because of low sensitization.
Having undertaken deliberate policy reforms to digitize Ghana, and to formalize the Ghanaian economy, President Akufo - Addo stated that the national identification and address system, the driver's licence and vehicle registration, the paperless operation at the ports, inter-operability of payment system in the financial sector, are all geared towards modernizing the economy.
The new system was started on September 4, 2017, following a directive by Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, for port agencies to migrate to a paperless system.