The Acting Commissioner-General of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Anthony Kwasi Sarpong, has revealed that the agency will immediately begin removing the electronic levy (E-Levy) and betting tax from its compliance scheme once the President gives final approval.
Speaking to Joy Business after introducing the new Commissioner of Customs, Brigadier General Glover Ashong Annan, to officials at the Tema Sector Command, Mr. Sarpong assured that the GRA will fully implement Parliament’s decision to abolish the levies.
“We’re an implementing institution, and once the law has been passed, we will take it off. Our President has indicated his commitment to this, and through the Minister, it has been done. E-Levy and betting tax have been abolished along with other taxes presented by the Minister on behalf of the President in Parliament,” he stated.
He added that the GRA would swiftly update its compliance systems to ensure Ghanaians benefit from the tax reliefs.
At a brief ceremony to welcome the new Customs Commissioner, outgoing Commissioner Brigadier General Ziblim Ayorongo urged officers to give their full support to Brigadier General Annan in executing the President’s mandate.
Brigadier General Annan pledged to continue effective policies to help meet the country’s revenue targets.
The delegation later visited the Tema Oil Refinery Command at the Tema Industrial Area before returning to Accra.
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