The Ghana Importers and Exporters Association (IEAG) expressed dissatisfaction with Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia ‘s comments on Ghana Revenue Authority’s (GRA) operations.
During a meeting with the Ghana National Chamber of Commerce and Industry, he criticized GRA staff for allegedly harassing customers during tax collection.
IEAG, in a statement signed by Executive Secretary Samson Asaki Awingobit on March 25, warned against being misled again by Bawumia’ s tactics. The Association urged the Vice President to apologize to the business community for unfulfilled promises.
“Ghanaian Importers and Exporters would like to tell the Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia and his likes that, we will not fall victim to their shenanigans for the third time. We will judge him and others based on their performance and not on deceit-induced campaign promises which will end up becoming another mirage.
“We rather expect the Vice President to apologize to the business community for reneging on his campaign promises and not this last-minute populist-driven show-off.”
The association highlighted his six years of silence on this issue, failing to push GRA to revise tax collection methods. This drove businesses away from the country.
“The Importers and Exporters Association of Ghana can best describe the Vice President’s recent stand as a populist attempt to redeem his image in the eyes of the business community, considering the fact that he as a Vice president kept mute on this issue among other issues for the past 6 years failing to prompt the Ghana Revenue Authority on the need to change their modus of tax collection which has forced many businesses out of the country.”
Source: Citinewsroom
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