{"id":26369,"date":"2022-10-26T16:40:19","date_gmt":"2022-10-26T16:40:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/yei-businesswomen-decry-lack-of-loans-high-taxation"},"modified":"2022-10-26T16:47:55","modified_gmt":"2022-10-26T16:47:55","slug":"yei-businesswomen-decry-lack-of-loans-high-taxation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/yei-businesswomen-decry-lack-of-loans-high-taxation","title":{"rendered":"Yei\u00a0 businesswomen decry Lack of loans, high taxation"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – South-Sudan. <\/strong><\/span>Several women entrepreneurs in South Sudan\u2019s Yei town have decried the lack of access to finance in form of loans and said, coupled with high taxes, their businesses have been negatively affected.<\/p>\n

According to the businesswomen, it became extremely difficult for them to continue engaging in commerce after conflict erupted in Yei and its environs after July 2016. They appealed to the government to support them by providing low-interest business loans and tax exemptions to boost their enterprises.<\/p>\n

Eunice Vicky, a businesswoman dealing in mixed goods such as mattresses, soaps, and sugar among others, said lack of access to finance has made many of her colleagues abandon trading.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe most difficult challenge we are facing in Yei is that the taxes on local businesswomen are too high and what we want is tax exemption or low taxes for startups by local women,\u201d she said. \u201cIt is the government killing us with high taxes and our appeal to the government is that we need support through loans so that we can boast on our businesses.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another Yei businesswoman, Joyce Taban, expressed disappointment over the lack of support from the government and said the leaders have forgotten the support the women rendered during the liberation struggle.<\/p>\n

\u201cLet the government support us through the provision of loans so that women can grow in business because we have huge responsibilities at our homes,\u201d she said. \u201cThe worst thing is the exorbitant taxes levied on the women\u2019s small growing businesses by the government.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Viola Keji, who deals in agricultural produce in Yei\u2019s main Dar-Salam market, said the lack of capital and high taxation were the main factors negatively affecting her business.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe businesswomen in Yei are calling on the government to design programs that empower women through the provision of loans to boost our businesses because currently, we are sustaining our business sales through our farm produce,\u201d she appealed. \u201cWe want the government to help us so that we can expand our businesses.\u201d<\/p>\n

On her part, Hawa Adam, a women\u2019s rights activist who doubles as the chairperson of the Yei Women\u2019s Association, said many women are traumatized, suffering, and have resorted to drinking alcohol.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou find that women are traumatized and some of them have resorted to drinking alcohol because they are psychologically frustrated,\u201d she stated. \u201cIf they are given some support through loans, they can grow in business. Some of them who are already in business are affected by the high taxes and we call for support for them.\u201d<\/p>\n

A senior government official in Yei Payam who spoke on condition of anonymity admitted that there were multiple layers of taxation by several entities which resulted in exorbitant and duplicated tariffs which negatively impacted local businesses.<\/p>\n

\u201cIndeed, some of the taxes have affected growing businesswomen and for us, we levy taxes ranging from SSP 2,000 SSP, 5,000, and 10,000 per month, and some of the other taxes range from SSP 30,000 SSP, 50,000 to 100,000 SSSP per month or annually are done by the county and state authorities,\u201d he explained. \u201cThe businesswomen must present their complaints about tax in writing to the government so that these challenges are addressed.\u201d<\/p>\n

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