The Ghana Revenue Authority Collects Over 85 Million Cedis in Domestic Revenue
The Ghana Revenue Authority’s monitoring team has collected over 85 million cedis in domestic revenue in the first five months of operation. This was achieved through the efforts of four teams that conducted risk-based and intelligence-driven operations across the country from October 2022 to February 2023.
In October 2022, four teams were established by the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA). These teams are the Tema, Eastern Frontier based at Dabala, Western Frontier based in Kumasi, and the Vehicle Taskforce. The Vehicle Taskforce impounded some goods whose duty had not been paid.
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The teams were created to ensure that importers pay the correct amount of duty and to prevent smuggling across the country. The Commissioner of Customs at the GRA, Alhaji Seidu Iddrisu Iddisah, stated during a media briefing that the recoveries made by these teams will increase revenue generation in the country.
“As you know, customs is supposed to be at all the entry points to ensure that goods that come into the country meet the security and health needs of the people and the country has laws to deal with the importation of items as well as the payment of right duties to the state which is used as an economic tool. We have layers of enforcement and one of them is the establishment of the monitoring teams that operate at certain strategic areas to ensure that if one is able to dodge from the entry points, these teams will be able to apprehend them for the right amount of duties and customs processes to be done. The teams have been very successful since it was set up by collecting over 85 million cedis from only Tema and other goods that were seized because they did not meet the standards required for the country” he said.
“The Western Frontier Team has also recovered a total short collection of GH₵1,466,797.57. while the Vehicle Taskforce (Nationwide) intercepted and detained 193 uncustomed vehicles in the last quarter of 2022 and 80 vehicles between January and February 2023,” he added.
The Commissioner mentioned that the team’s recoveries will help increase the state’s revenue and maintain national security. However, he acknowledged that there have been complaints about team members harassing innocent traders at borders, but there is no solid evidence to support these claims.
“We have always encouraged people to come out with evidence of our team members harassing individuals or any form of corruption so that we can investigate and deal with the officers involved. We have code of ethics and conducts and when it is breached, the necessary sanctions are applied accordingly” he assured.
The Authority urges the general public to assist the Monitoring Teams and to have trust in their capacity to carry out their responsibilities to the highest standards of professionalism.
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