The Ghana Revenue Authority as at the end of September 2019, received an amount of GH¢ 32 billion less of its target for the year, Mr. Amishaddai Owusu Amoah, the Acting Commissioner General of the Authority said. Mr. Amoah was optimistic that the Authority would meet the target by the end of the year. In […]
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) is set to miss out on its revenue target for 2019 as the decision by government to slash the import benchmark values by about 50 percent takes a toll, Commissioner of Customs, Colonel Kwadwo Damoah has said. The customs division boss explained that the reduction in the benchmark values has […]
Deputy Minister of Finance, Mr. Kwaku Agyemang Kwarteng and Mr. Carlos Kingsley Ahenkorah, Deputy Trade and Industry, have been sacked from their position as board members of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) with immediate effect, DAYBREAK can authoritatively report. This was communicated to them by the new board chairman, Professor Stephen Adei. According to sources, […]
The Commissioner General of the Ghana Revenue Authority, Emmanuel Kofi Nti has served notice of his retirement effective October 1 2019. In his place, the Commissioner of Domestic Tax Revenue Division of the GRA, Ammishaddai Owusu-Amoah will act as Commissioner General. Mr. Kofi Nti has officially given the retirement notice to the Minister for Finance, […]
Former Director General and Rector of the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), Prof Stephen Adei has been sworn in as the new Chair of the Board of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA). Also sworn at a ceremony on Friday by the Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta was Eugene Asante Ofosuhene as a Board Member. The Ministry has […]
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has cautioned importers to ensure that the right tax stamps are affixed to the right products. Besides cautioning, the GRA also took the opportunity to educate importers on the essence of its tax stamp authenticator mobile application (app) to help check the authenticity of imported products. The mobile app also […]
Stakeholders in the port and maritime industry have registered their displeasure towards some of the inefficiencies associated in the cumbersome clearance process at Ghana’s ports in a forum organized by the Ghana Integrity Initiative in Accra. An Assistant Commissioner, Paul Nkrumah-Ababio, lamenting revenue leakages created by diverted transit cargoes, stated that the tracking devices used […]
The Ghana Integrity Initiative has held a multi stakeholder business integrity forum which sought to interrogate and assess procedures at Ghana’s port with the aim of promoting an effective and efficient business environment for the Ghanaian citizenry. The forum saw significant participation from important stakeholder groups, including the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority, […]
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has launched a mobile application (App), dubbed ‘Ghana Tax Stamp Authenticator’, that helps consumers to detect the genuineness of products sold in retail shops. The app allows the consumers to scan and validate the excise tax stamps affixed on excisable products such as alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, and tobacco products. […]
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) is forecasting that beneficiaries of the Free Senior High Education programme being implemented by the government will pay more in taxes in the future. According to the Commissioner- General of GRA, Emmanuel Kofi Nti, the programme is an investment to build skilled labour pool which will translate into increased payment […]
The Deputy Information Minister Pius Hadzide has said the appointment of Kwame Owusu as the new Board Chairman of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), is based on his excellent track record in his previous position at the Ghana Maritime Authority. Speaking on Eyewitness News on Tuesday Mr. Hadzide described the president’s decision as a good […]
BestNewsGH.com can confirm the appointment of Mr. Kwame Owusu, immediate past Director General of the Ghana Maritime Authority as Board Chairman of the Ghana Revenue Authority. ‘’Pursuant to section 4 (1) (a) of the Ghana Revenue Authority Act, 2009 (Act 791), the President of the Republic in consultation with the Council of State, has appointed […]
