Rev. Dr Ammishaddai Owusu-Amoah, the Commissioner-General of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), has been named an outstanding public sector leader for the second time. He was honoured with 14 other top managers of public institutions in the country at the 7th Ghana CEOs Excellence Awards in Accra. He first picked…
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This was revealed by the Acting Commissioner General of the Ghana Revenue Authority Rev. Ammishaddai Owusu-Amoah.
According to him, the authority was initially budgeted to collect tax revenue of GH¢47,253.95 billion for the 2020 fiscal year.
This represented a 7.6% growth over the actual tax revenue collections of GH¢43,907.12 billion for the 2019 fiscal year.
However, as a result of the impact of the COVID-19 global pandemic, the budget was revised to GH¢42,769.50 billion.
This represents 2.6% negative growth over the actual revenue collection of GH¢43,907.12 billion for 2019.
However, speaking to the media at a press soiree in Accra, the acting commissioner with excitement announced that despite the COVID-19 pandemic and its negative impact on businesses, the GRA was able to meet its 2020 revised revenue target.