TECHNICAL MEETING WITH THE GOVERNOR OF TANGANYIKA COME TO ADDRESS THE CAUSE OF ECONOMIC OPERATORS ON THE EXEMPTION FOR THE IMPORTATION OF BEERS AND SOFT DRINKS INTO HIS PROVINCE
Exemptions will be granted free of charge to economic operators based in the province of
Tanganyika to re-import beers and soft drinks in this part of the country, in accordance with article 3 of the order of the Minister of Foreign Trade relating to temporary suspension measures for these products in the DRC which stipulates that in the event of a need for supply in parts of the national territory where consumers have difficult access to local products, economic operators can benefit from an import exemption.
This is the response of Minister Julien Paluku Kahongya to the Governor of Tanganyika,
Christian Kitungwa Muteba came to plead for the cause of importers of beers and drinks based in his province.
Regarding the price of a bag of gray cement produced locally in Tanganyika which is a little expensive, but sold in Bukavu and Tanzania at a low price, the Minister of Commerce reassured his host that the Government will look into it urgently to resolve this situation.
The Governor, Christian Kitungwa Muteba welcomes the responses of the Minister of Foreign Trade
On this occasion, Minister Julien Paluku Kahongya asked the Provincial Authority to sensitize economic operators to create their own production units to thus reduce imports which encourage capital flight while adding that the series of government measures prohibiting the temporary importation of certain products aims to safeguard local industries and the jobs they create
