Asantehene Commends GRA for Revenue Maximisation

The Occupant of the Golden Stool, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has commended the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) for driving noticeable improvements in national revenue collection.

This was in response to a report that the GRA mobilised GH¢5.5 billion in three months and  GH¢6 billion in the sixth month following implementation of reforms at the Customs Division.

Speaking at the Manhyia Palace during a courtesy call by the Authority’s board and senior leadership on August 7, 2026, the Asantehene acknowledged the steady growth in domestic revenue performance.

He noted that the GRA’s ongoing administrative reforms and intensified mobilisation drives are yielding encouraging results, providing the financial backbone required to support critical state expenditure and infrastructure projects across the country.

However, while acknowledging these operational gains, Otumfuo cautioned that significant revenue leakages still persist within the system.

He stressed that pluggable administrative loopholes, under-reporting, and collection inefficiencies continue to bleed the state of vital resources, urging the GRA’s management to couple their mobilisation efforts with aggressive anti-leakage measures.

Story by Hajara Fuseini

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