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Emmanuel Kofi Nti <\/p>\n\n\n\n

THE GHANA Revenue Authority (GRA) has come out to clarify an attribution to the Commissioner-General by a section of the media on whether beneficiaries of the Free SHS policy will pay more taxes than non-benfi"},"modified":"2019-08-16T11:50:14","modified_gmt":"2019-08-16T11:50:14","slug":"gra-clears-air-on-free-shs-rumours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/08\/16\/gra-clears-air-on-free-shs-rumours\/","title":{"rendered":"GRA Clears Air On Free SHS Rumours"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n

Emmanuel Kofi Nti <\/p>\n

THE GHANA Revenue Authority (GRA) has come out to clarify an attribution to the Commissioner-General by a section of the media on whether beneficiaries of the Free SHS policy will pay more taxes than non-benficiaries in future.<\/p>\n

In a statement issued and signed by Kwasi Bobie-Ansah, Assistant
\nCommissioner, Communication & Public Affairs Department,\u00a0 the GRA said the attribution arose from the
\nreportage of remarks given by the Commissioner-General at a capacity building
\nworkshop for members of the Private Newspaper Publishers
\nAssociation of Ghana (PRINPAG) over the weekend in Koforidua.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat the Commissioner-General said was that the Free SHS policy is an
\ninvestment government is making into the lives of the beneficiaries today.\u00a0 The result\/impact would, however, be felt in
\nthe long run.\u00a0 Due to the various skills
\nacquired by the many beneficiares, when they enter the job market and begin
\npaying taxes, collectively, they would contribute more taxes to national coffers.<\/p>\n

\u201cGRA is very much aware of the principle of equity in taxation and,
\ntherefore, would not use different rates for taxpayers on the same income on
\nthe basis of benefitting\u00a0 from the Free
\nSHS policy,\u201dit stated.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Commissioner-General never said that Free SHS benefiaciries would pay
\nmore taxes than non-beneficaries in the future.\u00a0
\nThe Commissioner-General explained that by virtue of the fact that he
\nbenefited from a Cocoa Marketing Board (CMB) scholarship as a student, he is
\nable to pay so much tax today.\u00a0 It is his
\nexpectation that due to the investment the Free SHS policy is making in the
\nbenefiacies, they will be in a similar position to pay the required taxes in
\nthe future,\u201d the statement added.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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