Presidential candidate of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has taken a swipe at the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) accusing it of harassing businesses under the guise of tax collection.
The Vice President said this when he interacted with members of the Ghana Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
He engaged them in a dialogue to seek their input into his manifesto for the 2024 presidential election.
He attributed what he described as the harassment of unrealistic targets the GRA sets for its officers.
“They are harassing businesses. That harassment is coming from the sort of targets that are created at their office. They are setting unrealistic targets. And this is because the tax base is so narrow you say to them, this is your target for this month, and they are trying to figure out where do I go.
“Then for them, it is very easy, you go back to where you had it the last time. You go to taxpayers, the people who are already paying taxes and then you have to come up with a new reason why they should pay more and so you come up with all sorts of stuff.”
‘Because of the harassment and the need to make money, we are going to start with a clean slate in 2025. And that is why in 2025, we are going to grant a tax amnesty to all businesses and individuals and start afresh.
“So we are going to start the new system, it’s a flat tax system so we are going to wipe the slate clean for every individual and business.”
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
