Ivory Coast Cocoa Farmers Want End to Processors’ Tax Breaks
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A group of cocoa farmers in Ivory Coast want the government to put a stop to the tax breaks given to cocoa exporters that grind beans in the West African nation because they say it penalizes local cooperatives.
“We’re asking everyone to be on the same level,” said Mamadou Kone, head of the National Circle of Coffee and Cocoa Producers, an Abidjan-based producers’ association which claims to have 200,000 members. “There is no fair competition if some operators receive subsidies and others don’t.”