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The
Ghana
Plastic
Manufacturers’
Association
(GPMA)
and
its
Partners
have
called
of
their
intended
strike
scheduled
for
July
10,
2024.
The
GPMA
in
a
press
release
dated
July
8
said
the
strike
has
been
called
off
to
enable
them
engage
in
further
discussion
with
the
Ministry
of
Trade
and
Industry.
“The
Ghana
Plastic
Manufacturers’
Association
(GPMA)
and
its
Partners,
the
Ghana
Union
of
Traders
Association
(GUTA),
the
National
Association
of
Sachet
&
Packaged
Water
Producers
(NASPAWAP),
the
Food
&
Beverage
Association
of
Ghana
(FABAG),
the
Plastic
Sellers
Association
of
Ghana
(PSAG),
wishes
to
inform
the
manufacturing
sector,
the
general
business
community
and
the
general
public
that,
we
have
held
a
fruitful
discussion
with
Government
(i.e.
The
Ministry
of
Trade
&
Industry)
on
Friday
the
5th
of
July,
2024
on
the
issue
of
the
implementation
of
5%
Excise
Tax
on
all
locally
manufactured
plastic
products,”
part
of
the
press
release
reads.
It
added
that,
“The
Hon.
Deputy
Minister
for
Ministry
of
Trade
&
Industry,
Hon.
Michael
Okvere
Baafi
(MP)
has
shown
good
faith
and
has
assured
us
that,
he
will
facilitate
further
engagements
and
dialogue
with
Government
and
also
immediately
trigger
the
necessary
mechanisms
and
procedures
to
stop
the
implementation
of
the
5%
Excise
Tax.
The
press
release
concluded
that,
“To
this
end
GPMA
and
its
partners,
GUTA,
NASPAWAP,
FABAG
and
PSAG
wishes
to
state
as
follows:
We
have
Called-Off
our
intended
demonstration
that
was
scheduled
for
the
10th
of
July
2024,
we
have
put
on
hold
our
intended
plan
to
SHUT-DOWN
productions.”
Related
article:
Stop
5%
excise
tax
on
plastic
manufacturers
immediately
–
GUTA
tells
government