The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has called on the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) to intensify efforts to recover unpaid taxes from public institutions and businesses identified in the Auditor-General’s reports.
The committee directed the GRA to verify the outstanding amounts and pursue payment from organisations including Ghana Airports Company Limited, Ghana Water Company and the Electricity Company of Ghana.
The request came after the GRA reported that it had collected more tax than expected by the end of September.
PAC chairperson Abena Osei Asare praised both the GRA and the Auditor-General for their work, but said the tax collection process required greater openness. She also stressed that taxpayers should be charged only what is required under the law.
Representatives of the National Pensions Regulatory Authority (NPRA) also appeared before the committee. The Ministry of Energy and Green Transition and its agencies are due to be the next bodies examined by the PAC.
NPA reports progress on licensing
The committee questioned officials from the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) on Thursday, October 15.
NPA Chief Executive Officer Godwin Kudzo Tameklo told the PAC that substantial progress had been made in resolving licensing irregularities. He said that, as of May 2026, 93% had obtained the required vehicle licences.
The remaining 7% that had not been licensed had been suspended, he added.
Mr. Tameklo also warned the public against siphoning fuel from tankers involved in road accidents. He said the practice was illegal and punishable by law.
The PAC praised the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), which operates under the Ministry of Energy, for repaying GHC1.3billion of the GHC1.4 billion it owed the GRA in taxes.
The debt followed tax irregularities identified in the 2025 Auditor-General’s Report.
Petroleum Commission and Ghana National Gas Company
The Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Petroleum Commission, Mr. Nasir Alfa Mohammed, reaffirmed the organisation’s commitment to regulatory compliance.
He assured the committee that appropriate sanctions, including administrative penalties, would be applied to individuals and entities found to have breached the law.
Ghana National Gas Company Chief Executive Officer Madam Judith Adjobah Blay also addressed the PAC on several matters.
She explained the position of the company’s unoccupied office properties in Kumasi and Takoradi, described pipeline safety awareness measures intended to prevent galamsey encroachment, and assured the committee that its CSR Senior High School infrastructure projects would be completed by the end of the year.
The PAC instructed the company’s management to ensure the unused properties were put to effective use. It said they should be disposed of if they were no longer needed for the company’s operations.
