The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has admitted difficulty in tracing officers responsible for a costly judgment debt of more than GHC2 million, which arose after the suspension of licenses of three companies without due process.
The Auditor General’s report revealed that the affected firms were sanctioned for alleged malfeasance without being granted a fair hearing.
The court subsequently ruled against the GRA, awarding the judgment debt due to lack of evidence.
When he appeared before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Monday, August 25, the Commissioner-General of the GRA, Anthony Kwasi Sarpong, said efforts to recover the money had stalled because the specific officers behind the flawed decision could not be identified.
“The recommendation is to charge the officers involved. At the moment, we are facing difficulties identifying them, given the circumstances surrounding the events,” he explained.
The inability to hold anyone accountable has raised concerns over enforcement of the Auditor General’s recommendations, leaving taxpayers to bear the financial burden of administrative lapses.
