The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has incurred a judgment debt of over GHC2 million following the suspension of licenses of three companies for alleged malfeasance, without granting them a fair hearing, the Auditor General has revealated.
According to the Auditor General’s report, the GRA failed to provide relevant evidence to justify its actions, resulting in the court awarding a judgment debt against the Authority.
Appearing before the Public Accounts Committee of Parliament on Monday, August 25, the Commissioner-General of the GRA, Anthony Kwasi Sarpong, disclosed that the Authority is currently facing challenges in identifying the officers responsible for the infraction.
This has hindered efforts to recover the funds, as recommended by the Auditor General.
“Recommendation is to charge the specific officers who were involved. At the moment, we have had difficulties given the circumstances surrounding how these events occurred, to be able to identify the officers and assign them.
“That is why we’re reporting back to the Committee that we had difficulties in identifying the officers to be able to practically implement the recommendations,” he said.
