{"id":57951,"date":"2024-05-10T17:33:54","date_gmt":"2024-05-10T17:33:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/?p=57951"},"modified":"2024-05-10T17:23:48","modified_gmt":"2024-05-10T17:23:48","slug":"cita-says-cement-import-duty-hike-lopsided","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/cita-says-cement-import-duty-hike-lopsided","title":{"rendered":"CITA Says Cement Import Duty Hike Lopsided"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. <\/strong><\/span><b>The Cement Importers and Traders Association(CITA) said the Gambia government\u2019s recent import duty hike of 500% on cement via road networks effectively blocks all African imports by road and favors bagging operators, who import by vessel, in favor of poor-quality imports by Jah Oil, Salam, Gacem.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u201cMake no mistake, this policy is contrary to our mission to promote African trade in favor of distant Eurasian markets. This policy harms Gambian consumers by raising cement prices, limiting choice, and disrupting trade with key ECOWAS partners, and is a contradiction of free market principles,\u201d added the association.<\/p>\n<p>For more on CITA\u2019s press release, see page 10.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\">Gambia<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. 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