Minority Chief Whip Frank Annoh-Dompreh has sharply criticised the government over its approval of a US$10.46 million tax waiver for Tata Consultancy Services Limited under the Integrated Tax Administration System (ITAS) project, declaring: “God will judge you.”
His comments follow Parliament’s approval of the waiver, which grants Tata a 20% withholding tax exemption on income and value-added tax on imported services as part of its role in implementing ITAS for the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA).
The ITAS project is expected to enhance tax compliance, broaden the tax base, curb leakages, and increase revenue from the digital economy.
Its implementation forms part of broader reforms aimed at strengthening GRA’s capacity to deliver quality taxpayer services, enforce compliance, and improve domestic revenue mobilisation.
The authority signed the agreement with Tata on May 24, 2024, after the IMF identified ITAS as a key structural benchmark under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) programme.
Originally initiated under the previous administration, the agreement was laid before Parliament on November 13, 2025, by Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson and subsequently referred to the Finance Committee.
Speaking after the approval, Annoh-Dompreh accused Dr Ato Forson of abandoning the strong anti-exemption stance he championed while serving as Minority Leader.
“Last year, when he was Minority Leader, he spoke passionately against exemptions, even those under 1D1F meant to create jobs. I don’t know what has changed,” Annoh-Dompreh said.
Annoh-Dompreh noted that the then-NDC Minority had rejected more than 47 tax exemption requests under the former government and argued that the Finance Minister’s support for the Tata waiver contradicts the principles on which he was elected.
“Your world has changed. Therefore, the narrative has also changed…What is special about Tata? God will judge you,” Annoh-Dompreh charged.
The Minority Chief Whip further argued that the Income Tax Act, 2015, already empowers the GRA Commissioner-General to handle such applications without requiring parliamentary approval.
