GRA hit with GH¢2m Judgment debt over licence Suspension of three firms

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has incurred a judgment debt of more than GH¢2 million after suspending the licences of three companies without giving them a fair hearing.

The revelation was contained in the latest Auditor General’s report, which stated that the Authority failed to provide sufficient evidence to justify the suspensions. This led the court to award damages against the GRA.

Appearing before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Monday, August 25, the Commissioner-General of the GRA, Anthony Kwasi Sarpong, admitted that the Authority is struggling to trace the officers directly responsible for the infraction, making it difficult to recover the money as recommended by the Auditor General.

“Recommendation is to charge the specific officers who were involved. At the moment, we have had difficulties given the circumstances surrounding how these events occurred, to be able to identify the officers and assign them,” Mr. Sarpong explained.

He added, “That is why we’re reporting back to the Committee that we had difficulties in identifying the officers to be able to practically implement the recommendations.”

The Committee is expected to decide on the next steps as the Authority continues efforts to address the matter.

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