GRA to roll out nationwide tax education for informal sector by 2025

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has announced plans to embark on a nationwide tax education campaign aimed at the informal sector before the end of 2025.

The initiative seeks to simplify tax information and improve voluntary compliance as part of efforts to expand the country’s tax base.

Speaking at the third edition of the Society for Women in Taxation (SWIT) Conference in Accra, Technical Advisor to the Commissioner-General, Elsie Appau-Klu, revealed that the upcoming campaign will focus on breaking down technical tax concepts into simple, everyday language.

“The Commissioner will soon launch what we’ve flagged as tax education. This is to break down tax information so that the uninformed, semi-literate, or semi-educated person can understand it in very clear and basic language. We are not going to use verbose expressions or grammatical jargon,” citinewsroom.com quoted her to have she said.

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She stressed the importance of linking tax compliance to visible social benefits.

“How can the woman in Abossey Okai, Makola Market, or the one selling at a tabletop in my village understand that when they pay tax, their children will have better classrooms, their roads will improve, and their clinics will be better equipped?” she asked.

Chairperson of SWIT, Esi Sam, underscored the need for a respectful approach to sensitisation, noting that tax collection is most effective when citizens feel engaged.

Adding a technological perspective, Chief Executive Officer of Telecel Ghana, Patricia Obo-Nai, urged the GRA to leverage digital tools and machine learning to improve informal sector tax administration.

She referenced international examples where technology has enhanced compliance, including Chile, India, Kenya and the United States.

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