Finance minister inaugurates new GRA Board
The Minister for Finance, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson has inaugurated a nine-member board for the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA).
The board is chaired by George Ricketts Hagan, a former Deputy Finance Minister, and Member of Parliament for Cape Coast South.
Other members include the Commissioner of the GRA, Anthony Sarpong, Member of Parliament for Madina, Francis-Xavier Sosu, among others.
The Finance Minister charged the board to lead with integrity and dedication and to steer the GRA on a path of growth. He emphasized that every government policy depends on revenue mobilized by the GRA; hence, their role is crucial to national development.
He also urged the board to take decisive action to eliminate all forms of smuggling into the country.
The minister, however, bemoaned the tight fiscal space available to allow for borrowing due to IMF restrictions.
He believes that it’s time to look within and extensively raise domestic revenue to anchor government expenditure.
The full list of the members on the GRA board.
1. George Ricketts Hagan – Chairperson
2. Anthony Sarpong (GRA Commissioner) – Member
3. Patrick Nomo – Member
4. Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare – Member
5. Dr. Zakaria Mumuni – Member
6. Faustina Nelson – Member
7. George Ayiretey – Member
8. Laadi Ayamba – Member
9. Francis-Xavier Sosu – Member
Source: channel1news