HC Deb 07 March 1956 vol 549 c198W
62. Mr. J. Johnson

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies why there is a 20 per cent. ad valorem tax on any goods entering Sierra Leone, since this is not the practice in the Gold Coast and Nigeria.

Mr. Lennox-Boyd

As tariffs are determined by Colonial Governments according to local needs, there is no uniformity of tariff rates between Sierra Leone, Nigeria and the Gold Coast. Incidentally the 20 per cent. ad valorem tariff in Sierra Leone does not apply to all imported goods.