Thomas Nyarko Ampem, the Deputy Finance Minister-designate, has vowed to work closely with the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) to harness technology for boosting national revenue.
He stressed the crucial role of technological advancements in revenue mobilisation, emphasizing a proactive approach to enhancing government funding.
Speaking before the Appointments Committee of Parliament on Monday, February 24, Ampem outlined plans to improve efficiency in public finance management through digital innovations and reaffirmed his commitment to advancing existing technologies.
“I will work with my minister [Dr Cassiel Ato Forson] and Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) to use technology to ensure that we rake in more revenue.
“We have officials of the GRA who are so experienced in this and I believe that if we provide them with the right leadership and incentives, we will be able to do this. Without technology, we will not be able to achieve the target we’re setting for ourselves.
“We will build on whatever has been done previously. Government is a continual. We will deploy all those infrastructure that has been provided for us to be able to improve. We’re going to aggressively pursue revenue generation. And we will cut expenditure, as for expenditure, we need to constraint it,” Ampem stated.
