According to the National Chief Imam Sheik Aremeyaw Shaibu's spokesperson, citizens of Ghana must pay higher taxes in order for the country to advance.

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Taxation is the best option. In a debate that MyNewsGh.com was watching on GTV, Sheik Aremeyaw Shaibu stated, "I think we must demonstrate our devotion to taxation."

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The comments made by Sheik Aremeyaw Shaibu are in response to a declaration made by the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) about its goal to broaden the nation's revenue base.

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“The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) reminds the general public of its Informant Award Scheme to reward individuals who provide information that leads to the recovery of taxes,” the statement said.

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“The information includes disclosure of information on under declaration of taxes, smuggling or diversion of goods, under-invoicing, non-issuance of VAT invoices, alteration and falsification of records, failure to register for tax purposes”, it added.

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The Ghana Revenue Authority in the statement promised a reward scheme for people who will help them with information leading to the recovery of taxes.

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However, speaking on GTV Sheik Aremeyaw categorically stated that “let’s Ghanaians be educated to know that tax is not a bad thing. We only have to expand the economy and get people doing some work so that they can be paying taxes”.

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Speaking to the issue of accountability, he stressed that, “once we are encouraging taxation, strictly speaking, we are encouraging accountability”

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According to him, if people at the helm of affairs are not able to account for the tax people pay, they only discourage people from paying taxes.

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