We don’t harass businesses for taxes – GRA

The Assistant Commissioner of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Emelia Assam, has dismissed claims by flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia that businesses are being unduly harassed for taxes.

However, speaking at the Oxfam Tax Dialogue on Citi TV on Thursday, the GRA Assistant Commissioner, Emelia Assam, countered these claims, stating unequivocally that the Authority does not engage in harassing businesses for taxes.

She clarified that no tax officer of the Authority had been given the authority to harass clients.

She further explained that the GRA deals with compliance issues when clients fail to comply,  but does not harass clients.

“No tax officer who has been authorised to go out is expected to harass any client

In the sense that we have some compliance issues that we deal with everyday

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