{"id":468093,"date":"2018-02-27T15:31:29","date_gmt":"2018-02-27T15:31:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2018\/02\/27\/ghc-39-8bn-revenue-target-is-achievable-gra-boss\/"},"modified":"2018-02-27T15:31:29","modified_gmt":"2018-02-27T15:31:29","slug":"ghc-39-8bn-revenue-target-is-achievable-gra-boss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2018\/02\/27\/ghc-39-8bn-revenue-target-is-achievable-gra-boss\/","title":{"rendered":"GHC 39.8bn revenue target is achievable &#8211; GRA boss"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Business News of Tuesday, 27 February 2018<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>ghanaiantimes.com.gh<\/p>\n<p>2018-02-27<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/27583747.295.jpg\" alt=\"Emmanuel Kofi Nti Gra Boss\" title=\"Emmanuel Kofi Nti Gra Boss\" width=\"295\" height=\"193\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Emmanuel Kofi Nti, GRA Commissioner General<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=151125813973067\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125813973067\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/1519745489_466_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\"> Commissioner General of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Emmanuel Kofi Nti, says GRA\u2019s revenue target of GH\u00a239.8 billion is achievable. It had raked in GH\u00a232.3 billion, last year, registering a shortfall of GH\u00a21.1 billion.<\/p>\n<p>The figure, however, represented a nominal growth of 22.3 per cent over the 2016 collection and was the GRA\u2019s best performance in the past five years.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Nti expressed optimism that through the combination of effective supervisory skills, new initiatives in debt collection, sustained public education and strong application of the tax laws \u2013 sanctions, the 2018 collection target, could be within reach.<\/p>\n<p>He was speaking at the opening of the annual management retreat of the Authority in Kumasi.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTransforming revenue mobilisation strategies: the way forward\u201d was the theme chosen for the two-day programme.<\/p>\n<p>The Commissioner General urged hard work, commitment to duty, regular audits, visits to taxpayers\u2019 business premises and regular compliance activities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet\u2019s recommit to do our best for our country\u201d, he added.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Nti signalled plans to undertake reforms of the customs warehousing, transit and re-exports regimes alongside intensified patrol to check smuggling.<\/p>\n<p>He vowed that they would be resolute in working towards the success of the excise tax stamp \u2013 an innovation meant to monitor the payment of the correct amount of excise duty, eliminate the sale of counterfeit and illicit products.<\/p>\n<p>There already appear to be resistance from some quarters but he said they were determined to make sure it worked successfully to stop the infractions of the law.<\/p>\n<p>He touched on the introduction of the \u201cGFTrade and the Temporary Vehicle Importation Monitoring System (TVIMS) to aid the Customs Division to have access to the correct values of imported goods from the countries of exportation and verify values declared by importers.<\/p>\n<p>This, he said, would enable the Division to raise more revenue by discovering fraudulent declarations.<\/p>\n<p>It would also help track temporarily imported vehicles which had over-stayed while at the same time identifying smuggled vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Simon Osei Mensah, Ashanti Regional Minister, echoed the need for GRA to broaden the tax net and to do more to ensure compliance.<\/p>\n<p>He called for innovative strategies to engage and encourage people in the informal sector to honour their tax obligations.<\/p>\n<p>Baffour Osei Hyiaman Brantuo, the Manwerehene of Kumasi, said paying tax was a civic responsibility.<\/p>\n<p><!-- uploaded by: 56 updated by: -1 --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Start of html generated by this->footer() -->\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Business News of Tuesday, 27 February 2018 Source: ghanaiantimes.com.gh 2018-02-27 Emmanuel Kofi Nti, GRA Commissioner General Commissioner General of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Emmanuel Kofi Nti, says GRA\u2019s revenue target of GH\u00a239.8 billion is achievable. It had raked in GH\u00a232.3 billion, last year, registering a shortfall of GH\u00a21.1 billion. 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