What\u00a0Isaac Adongo\u00a0said;<\/strong><\/p>\nSpeaking to the media on November 30, 2023,\u00a0Isaac Adongo\u00a0expressed dismay over what he termed as the unauthorized borrowing of an amount of $75 million by the revenue agency, labelling it as illegal and a breach of parliamentary procedures.<\/p>\n
According to him, the\u00a0Ghana Revenue Authority, responsible for funding the government through the revenues it generates, is permitted to retain up to 3% of the collected revenue each year.<\/p>\n
However, this retention must undergo parliamentary approval, with the figure not exceeding 3%.<\/p>\n
The funds are typically included in what is known as \u201cother government obligations\u201d as part of the regular parliamentary approval process.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo as long as\u00a0Ghana Revenue Authority\u00a0collects revenue, it has no business taking money from anywhere. But we noticed when the annual Public Debt Management report was reported for 2022, I noticed that\u00a0Ghana Revenue Authority\u00a0borrowed $75 million. That is illegal,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Adongo highlighted his concerns when the annual Public Debt Management report for 2022 revealed that the\u00a0Ghana Revenue Authority\u00a0had borrowed $75 million, a move he deemed illegal and outside the appropriation process.<\/p>\n
He emphasized the seriousness of this offense, emphasizing that the funds were not presented to Parliament or the Finance Committee, a clear violation of established procedures.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat is outside appropriation. And the fact that they held it away from Parliament and the Finance Committee is a very serious offense. And I want to serve one in that when they are coming, we don\u2019t want to ambush them,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Read GRA\u2019s press statement below;<\/strong><\/p>\nFor Immediate Release<\/p>\n
ALLEGED RED FLAG RAISED OVER US$75 MILLION GRA LOAN<\/strong><\/p>\nThe Management of the\u00a0Ghana Revenue Authority\u00a0(GRA) has sighted news articles and a recording of a media interview granted by the Ranking Member of the Finance Committee of Parliament and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bolgatanga Central Constituency, Honourable\u00a0Isaac Adongo, which is circulating on some online media platforms.<\/p>\n
Hon. Adongo has called on Parliament to investigate GRA for acquiring a loan of US$75 million, which he described as illegal. He also indicated that it was wrong for GRA to access such funds without Parliamentary approval.<\/p>\n
The Management of GRA wants to clarify that in 2022, the Authority had the intention of securing a loan facility to embark on a major capital expenditure project and therefore wrote to the Ministry of Finance to seek a \u201cno objection\u201d from the Minister. Upon receipt of the \u201cno objection\u201d from the Ministry of Finance, the Board and Management of GRA discussed the issue further and decided not to access the loan facility anymore. It was for this reason, that GRA did not proceed to Parliament on the issue.<\/p>\n
We wish to categorically state that the\u00a0Ghana Revenue Authority\u00a0has not accessed any US$75 million loan from any bank as indicated by the Honourable Member of Parliament for Bolgatanga Central.<\/p>\n
\u2013End\u2013
SIGNED
NANA BIRAGO OWUSU-ANSAH
CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER
COMMUNICATION AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT<\/p>\n
Source:\u00a0<\/strong>www.ghanaweb.com<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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