Finance Minister Ken Ofori Atta has indicated that the government remains focused and will get the E-levy proposal through to ensure the domestic revenue mobilisation is strong.
He was responding to questions at a press conference on Wednesday, January 19, 2022.
He told the pressmen that there cannot be absolute agreement on government’s policies.
“There is no way we can have absolute agreement.
“We are going up by 40 per cent with regards to revenue mobilization and then expenditure is also going up by 25 per cent. We have always been very good about being able to to cut down on expenditure appropriately when we don’t meet our target.
“With this new dawn of GRA exceeding targets, we expect that to continue. With the new national ID system we are now 15.5 million people are going to be on their books.
“That is what gives me the excitement into the future because when I read the Fitch Report, you are doubting that we can make our revenues , I am confident that we can. They are worried that we cant come to the international market , we are saying its fine, we have our SDRs that will suffice for the first half and then we will figure out another method of getting the
“So plan B is to stay focused and ensure that we get our E-levy through , ensure that our domestic revenue mobilization is string and that be, we do not need to go the market.”
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana