Ghanaians are beginning to appreciate the extent of the economic crisis as they express mixed reactions to the deployment of Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) officials at some major retail shops in the capital, Accra.
Over the weekend, tax officials were seen in these shops inspecting receipts of shoppers.
Shops like Melcom, Shoprite, Palace Mall and China Mall have been cited.
While some are hailing the seriousness of the government to get more of the country’s citizens to pay taxes, many more think it is a sign of the state of depletion of the current economy.
GRA officials are literally seated at the exits of major retail shops recording receipts. That's how you know it's left with 2 crumpled cedis and one tomtom in the public purse.
— Sexy Raw Chicken (@Ms_aDu) September 5, 2022
Saw the at Shoprite and thought it was quite odd https://t.co/S6sK3dlT12
— S. Kofi Yankey (@KofiYankey) September 5, 2022
I saw this today at China mall today and was confused ?????? https://t.co/eIPGhG3nv3
— paakwesi (@MilfordAsare) September 5, 2022
Ah is that why they double checked my stuff at melcom? Because that shocked me. https://t.co/jmvo96vUtu
— Oogway Sensei (@KosiMensa) September 5, 2022
One recorded my receipt at Melcom on Saturday and I didn't know where to look https://t.co/dXq0E56B6U
— Naa Ayeley Ayitey (@NaaBabyAyeley) September 5, 2022
So are you people saying you don't know the concept of phyiscal counts and verification anymore? This is an old tactic. https://t.co/CZ42VkQR5l
— Konjiki Ashisogi Jizō (@agyasika) September 5, 2022
i heard some retail shops keep seperate records though, dunno how its done but apparently they underpay tax https://t.co/ZzhDpCIDp4
— DukeOfL❤ve (@gideon__duke) September 5, 2022
It all makes sense now. This country is really broke broke. https://t.co/4tg9PKlQMd
— Edem Kumordjie (@edemdat) September 5, 2022
Already, Ghana is knocking on the doors of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for an Enhanced Domestic Programme (EDP), which is expected to be agreed to in the last quarter of this year, or latest first quarter of 2023.
Source: 3news.com|Ghana