{"id":307940,"date":"2025-12-10T00:55:13","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T00:55:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/307940\/"},"modified":"2025-12-10T00:55:13","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T00:55:13","slug":"revenue-generation-must-rise-to-the-challenge-dr-ato-forson-tells-gra-staff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/307940\/","title":{"rendered":"Revenue generation must rise to the challenge \u2013 Dr Ato Forson tells GRA staff"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Dr <\/a>Dr Cassiel Ato Forson is the Minister of Finance<\/p>\n

Minister of Finance, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson<\/a>, has charged staff of the Ghana Revenue Authority<\/a> (GRA) to scale up domestic revenue mobilisation efforts, stressing that Ghana\u2019s economic recovery must now be supported by stronger and more efficient tax collection rather than repeated tax increases.<\/p>\n

Dr Forson made the call during a working visit to the Osu Tax Service Centre on Monday, where he commended recent progress in expenditure control and praised the stabilising role of the Bank of Ghana<\/a>, but cautioned that revenue performance must now \u201crise to the challenge.\u201d<\/p>\n

He was emphatic that his visit was meant to motivate staff and not interfere with their professional responsibilities.<\/p>\n

\u201cI will not obstruct revenue collection, no matter whose ox is gored,\u201d he assured.<\/p>\n

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Dr Forson criticised the overreliance on tax increases as a revenue strategy, describing it as both unsustainable and unfair to compliant taxpayers.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt pains me anytime we resort to higher taxes instead of widening compliance and improving collection..We cannot keep piling taxes on an already burdened taxpayer,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

To support the revenue effort, Dr Forson announced that the Ministry of Finance will roll out new electronic tools next year to modernize revenue administration, improve efficiency, and support frontline tax officers.<\/p>\n

In a direct incentive to staff, he pledged to authorise all legitimate bonuses due revenue officers, contingent on meeting agreed performance targets.<\/p>\n

\u201cTogether, we can build a fairer, stronger, and more sustainable revenue system for Ghana,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n

The Acting Commissioner for the Domestic Tax Revenue Division, Dr Martin Kolbil Yamborigya, welcomed the Minister and said the visit had boosted morale among staff.<\/p>\n

Similarly, Chairman of the GRA Workers\u2019 Union, Theophilus Ehun, assured the Minister of the staff\u2019s dedication to meeting and surpassing revenue targets.<\/p>\n

The visit forms part of Dr Forson\u2019s broader drive to strengthen compliance, modernise tax administration, and reduce Ghana\u2019s dependence on tax hikes by improving efficiency, fairness, and accountability within the revenue system.<\/p>\n

Similarly, Chairman of the GRA Workers\u2019 Union, Theophilus Ehun, assured the Minister of the staff\u2019s dedication to meeting and surpassing revenue targets.<\/p>\n

The visit forms part of Dr Forson\u2019s broader drive to strengthen compliance, modernise tax administration, and reduce Ghana\u2019s dependence on tax hikes by improving efficiency, fairness, and accountability within the revenue system.<\/p>\n

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