Ghana Revenue Authority has provided reasons for the delay in implementing five tax bills passed by Parliament in 2023.

Parliament passed five new tax bills, including the VAT Amendment Bill, which could lead to a more than 30% increase in motor insurance this year; the Emission Levy, which imposes an additional annual charge of 100 cents on petroleum and diesel car owners; and the Betting Tax, before their December 2023 break.

However, the Commissioner General of the GRA, Rev. Dr. Ammishaddai Owusu-Amoah, explained that certain conditions must be fulfilled before enforcement can take place.

“Normally, once Parliament has approved the bill, there could be some amendments and changes in the approval process. So even though our team has put together patterns for the approval processes, we cannot put them out until the final bill is given to us.”

“If you implement it and there are changes to be made, you have to go back and make all those changes.

"That is why we need to wait. The aim was to start on January 1, 2024, but we need to wait for the final bill,” Rev. Dr. Ammishaddai Owusu-Amoah said on Rainbow Radio Accra.