The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has arrested a senior official of China Mall at Weija in Accra as part of an ongoing enforcement operation over alleged non-compliance.
The authority said the arrest forms part of a wider exercise targeting the retailer, with similar arrests being carried out simultaneously at its outlets in Ashaiman and Nsawam.
The GRA has not provided further details on the specific nature of the alleged non-compliance or the identities of the officials arrested.
The arrests form part of efforts to ensure compliance across various retailers’ outlets.
GRA’s Revenue Drive
The operations of the GRA comes at a time the Authority has adopted modern ways to intensify its revenue generating drive to fast track national development.
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has set a target to collect GH¢310 billion in domestic revenue by December 2028 by widening the tax net rather than taxing compliant businesses more heavily.
GRA Commissioner-General Anthony Kwasi Sarpong outlined the plan on Tuesday, November 10, at the 15th Ghana Economic Forum. The Business and Financial Times (B&FT) organised the event.
Mr Sarpong said the authority wanted tax revenue to grow as the economy expands, while supporting investment by private businesses through its approach to tax administration.
“Our objective cannot be to collect more and more from the same taxpayers, year after year. That approach has limits, and it places an ever-heavier burden on those who are already compliant,” Sarpong said.
The GH¢310 billion goal for 2028 compares with an annual target of GH¢237 billion for 2026. Between January and October 2026, the authority collected GH¢185.5 billion, beating its ten-month target of GH¢184.4 billion by GH¢1.1 billion.
Source: Myxyzonline.com
