Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah, has commended the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) for its impressive revenue performance so far in 2025, expressing confidence that the Authority will end the year exceeding its ambitious GH₵189 billion target.
Speaking at the launch of the Sustained Tax Education and Modified Taxation Scheme, Julius Debrah revealed that as of September 2025, GRA had mobilized GH₵130.6 billion, surpassing its projected GH₵130.2 billion for the first three quarters by GH₵347 million.
This feat, the Chief of Staff says, shows that the Authority is living up to its mandate of mobilizing revenue for national development. He adds that it reflects the growing efficiency and commitment within the GRA’s operations.
The Numbers
Despite describing the task of revenue mobilization as “arduous,” the Chief of Staff remained optimistic about the Authority’s ability to meet. and possibly exceed its year-end target.
Julius Debrah noted that this year’s target of GH₵189 billion represents a 23.5 percent growth over the 2024 collection. The ambitious target, he says, underscores the government’s renewed push toward improving domestic revenue mobilization.
Out of the GH₵189 billion for the entire 2025 fiscal year, the authority was expected to raise a total of GH₵130.2 billion within the first three quarters. By the end of September, the data showed that it has been able to raise about GH₵130.6 billion, exceeding the target by GH₵347 million.
“This year, GRA had a target of GH₵189 billion to collect. This represents a 23.5% growth over the 2024 collection. As of September 2025, GRA had collected GH₵130.6 billion as against a target of GH₵130.2 billion from January to December 2025. This represents a positive deviation of GH₵347 million,” he narrated.
With about GH₵50 billion expected to be raised in the last quarter of the year, the Chief of Staff says he is very optimistic that the authority will exceed the target.
“Arduous as the task may seem, I have full confidence in the board and in the Commissioner General, his management and staff, that they will end the year with a positive deviation,” he noted.
Tax as Shared Responsibility in Nation Building
Using a family analogy, the Chief of Staff drew attention to the importance of citizen participation in national development. “If only 20 percent of those eligible to contribute are doing so, how feasible is it for the limited resources to evenly develop the entire family?” he asked.
He stressed that Ghana’s development cannot rely solely on a small fraction of taxpayers. Broader participation and compliance are essential for the country to fund its own projects sustainably.
The new tax education and modified taxation campaign aims to build trust, promote voluntary compliance, and make taxation a shared national cause rather than a bureaucratic requirement.
Julius Debrah commended the GRA for its continued innovation and responsiveness to the evolving economic landscape, while reminding Ghanaians that sustainable growth depends on a collective sense of responsibility.
