Ivory Coast : Ouattara abolishes tax exemptions for multinational cocoa manufacturers operating locally

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Ivory Coast : Ouattara abolishes tax exemptions for multinational cocoa manufacturers operating locally

Multinationals that own cocoa bean processing plants in Ivory Coast will no longer benefit from a tax exemption on the droit unique de sortie (DUS, single exit tax), the main state tax on exports.

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