Thursday 16th January, 2020
By
Alex Baah Boadi, GNA
Sefwi-Waiwso (W/N)
Jan.16, GNA – The Sefwi- Waiwso District office of the Small Tax office of the
Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has exceeded its revenue target for the 2019
fiscal year.
Speaking to the
Ghana News Agency (GNA), the District Manager, Mr Jojo Abraham Justice said the
office collected a total amount of GH¢7550644.95 as against a projected target
of 7348397.83 representing 2.8 percent of the 2019 target and 38.7 percent of
the previous year.
He indicated that
this was the first time the office had exceeded its target since 2017 he
assumed office as District Manager.
The District manager
attributed the success story to Field Audits, regular education on the need for
people to pay taxes among others.
He explained that
most vehicle owners in the district were not paying vehicle income tax so his
outfit mounted various check points to collect such taxes which he noted
yielded positive results.
He stressed that his
outfit would intensify public education on the need to pay taxes as well as
maintain the check points.
The District Manager
mentioned under staff and the lack of operational vehicles as some of the
challenges confronting them since their operational areas covered seven
political Districts in the Western North Region.
He used the occasion
to appeal to Ghanaians especially Western North residents to fulfill their tax
obligations as it was the only way the government could bring accelerated
development to the new Region.
GNA