The
Board
Chairman
of
the
Ghana
Revenue
Authority
(GRA),
Joe
Gartey,
has
revealed
that
the
authority
has
met
its
mid-year
target
for
2024
and
also
done
the
same
with
its
VAT
digital
enrollment
of
600
businesses.
Speaking
at
a
familiarisation
meeting
with
the
leadership
of
the
Methodist
Church
Ghana,
the
Board
Chairman
of
the
GRA
explained
that
despite
the
limited
time
available
to
the
government
and
the
daunting
demands
imposed
by
the
IMF
conditions,
the
GRA
will
endeavour
to
dutifully
deliver
on
its
mandate
to
ensure
the
necessary
revenue
targets
for
the
year
are
met.
In
January,
February,
and
March,
the
figures
did
not
look
good.
And
we
had
a
target
to
meet,
not
just
because
the
IMF
said
we
should
meet
the
target,
but
because
we
as
Ghanaians…we
cannot
develop
based
on
loans
and
grants
and
that
we
have
to
raise
our
revenue.
We
have
to
be
able
to
pay
taxes
so
we
can
demand
accountability
from
our
government.”
The
Presiding
Bishop
of
the
Methodist
Church
Ghana,
Most
Rev.
Dr.
Paul
Boafo,
charged
Christians
to
pay
their
taxes
towards
the
development
of
the
country.
He
promised
to
use
the
church
as
a
platform
to
educate
members
of
the
church
on
fulfilling
their
tax
obligations.
The
Commissioner
General
of
the
Ghana
Revenue
Authority,
Julie
Essiam,
who
was
also
present
at
the
event,
expressed
confidence
that,
with
a
new
board
and
management
in
place,
the
Ghana
Revenue
Authority
will
exceed
its
2024
target.