GRA Workers Bare Teeth At Bawumia For “Harassment” Comment

The Ghana Revenue Authority Workers Union has bared its teeth at Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia for his comments on their mode of collecting taxes from businesses and individuals across the country.

The VP has constantly condemned the strategy the taxmen use as harassment.

Dr Bawumia first made the statement while addressing the country about his objectives in his quest to become President on February 6, 2024, with a repetition of the same during a discussion with members of the Ghana Chamber of Commerce and Industry last week.

The trend has been criticized by the workers of the GRA as unfortunate and an attack on the efforts of the hardworking staff of the Authority.

“It is strange that the Vice President, who also doubles as the Head of the Economic Management Team could suggest that the Authority gives itself unrealistic targets while he is well aware that annual targets are assigned to the Authority by the government through the Ministry of Finance. Indeed, the least we expect from the Vice President, if he would not appreciate the efforts of the Authority in raising Tax Revenue, is not to put the lives of our hardworking staff at risk with such unfortunate comments.”

Touting their contribution to the increment in tax revenues in 2023, they warned that the trend by the Veep if not halted would incur the displeasure of workers, disrupt revenue collection efforts and breed industrial disharmony.

They furthered, “We also call on the President of the Republic of Ghana, H.E. Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, the GRA Board, Civil Society organizations and all well-meaning Ghanaians to admonish political functionaries to desist from making such pronouncements and intervene swiftly as this statement poses a major risk to revenue mobilization efforts going forward.”