Finance Minister Challenges GRA To Meet Revenue Target

Minister for Finance Mr. Ken Ofori–Atta has challenged the Ghana

Revenue Authority to strive hard to achieve their projected revenue

target of GHC34.8 billion for 2017.

“This year GRA is expected to collect 34.8billion cedis which is 34%

percent increase from last year as government tax revenues while the

Customs Division in particular is also expected to collect a total of

14billion cedis. That’s a good target,” he said.

Mr. Ken Ofori Atta threw the challenge during a pulling out ceremony in

honour of the outgoing Commissioner of Customs Division of the

(GRA) Mr. John Vianney Kuudamnuru.

The finance Minister who commended Customs Division of GRA for

improving on revenue collection and compliance revealed that the

Division has been able to collect an amount of 2.7 billion Ghana CEDI's

as at the first quarter of this year as tax revenue with about 10.8 billion

cedis to be collected.

“As at March 2017 revenue collected by Customs Division amounted to

2.7 billion so you have 10.8 to collect,” he stressed.

He pledged government commitment to continue to equip GRA with

both human and logistics support to execute their mandate.

Mr. Ken Ofori -Atta urged the incoming Commissioner of the Customs

Division of GRA, Mr. Isaac Crentsil to work hard to achieve their target.

On his part, the new Commissioner of Customs Division of Ghana

Revenue Authority, Isaac Crentsil assured of his commitment to work

hard and utilize the limited resources at their disposal to meet their target

for 2017.

He called on the staff to support him assuring that no staff will be

victimized in the course of his or her duty.

“I’m just an individual but for the assignment to be accomplished it will

require a team work .We therefore need a dedicated team, a team made

up a humble, listening and accommodating commissioner, a faithful

cooperative and understating management and a strong energetic and

honest crop of staff to succeed,” he noted.

He called on the staff to close their ranks and work hard to ensure

efficiency.

Mr. Crentsil promised to work closely with all the staff by opening his

door to everyone in order to achieve their target.

The outgoing Commissioner of the Customs Division, John Vianney

Kuudamnuru, took the opportunity to thank all for the opportunities

offered and promised to continue to share ideas with the ministry of

finance and the customs division.

Story By: Michael Creg Afful

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