{"id":163824,"date":"2024-03-20T21:36:44","date_gmt":"2024-03-20T21:36:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/03\/20\/bawumia-didnt-attack-gra-he-encouraged-creativity\/"},"modified":"2024-03-20T21:36:44","modified_gmt":"2024-03-20T21:36:44","slug":"bawumia-didnt-attack-gra-he-encouraged-creativity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/03\/20\/bawumia-didnt-attack-gra-he-encouraged-creativity\/","title":{"rendered":"Bawumia didn&#8217;t attack GRA, he encouraged creativity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Dennis Miracles Aboagye, the spokesperson for Dr Mahamudu Bawumia\u2019s campaign team, has clarified that the Vice President did not criticize the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) during a meeting with the Ghana Chamber of Commerce and Industry.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Bawumia expressed concerns over the GRA\u2019s alleged harassment of businesses under the guise of tax collection during a discussion with members of the Ghana Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Wednesday, March 20.<\/p>\n<p>The NPP flagbearer attributed the current situation to the GRA\u2019s practice of setting unrealistic targets for its officers, resulting in excessive taxation of existing businesses.<\/p>\n<p>However, in an interview on <strong>Eyewitness News<\/strong> with Umaru Sanda Amadu on <strong>Citi FM,<\/strong> Mr Aboagye stated that the Vice President was merely encouraging the GRA to be more creative in their revenue mobilization schemes.<\/p>\n<p>He emphasised that Dr Bawumia has always been a strong advocate for creativity in public institutions and has led several initiatives in the same vein.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think the Veep\u2019s position is an issue of attack. I think this is not the first time Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has raised this point. He\u2019s been a chief advocate of the GRA being a bit more creative in the approach they use to revenue mobilisation. He\u2019s been constant on that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s of the view that the GRA not just the GRA all other public institutions should be a bit more creative in the way they go about our activities. And he is not only advocating, he has been leading the drive towards it.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><em><strong>Explore the world of impactful news with CitiNewsroom on WhatsApp!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Click on the link to join the Citi Newsroom channel for curated, meaningful stories tailored just for YOU:\u00a0https:\/\/whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VaCYzPRAYlUPudDDe53x<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>No spams, just the stories that truly matter!\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1f310.svg.svg+xml\" alt=\"\ud83c\udf10\" data-pin-no-hover=\"true\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1f4f0.svg.svg+xml\" alt=\"\ud83d\udcf0\" data-pin-no-hover=\"true\"\/>\u00a0#StayInformed #CitiNewsroom #CNRDigital<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dennis Miracles Aboagye, the spokesperson for Dr Mahamudu Bawumia\u2019s campaign team, has clarified that the Vice President did not criticize the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) during a meeting with the Ghana Chamber of Commerce and Industry. 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