Accra (Greater Accra) 13 April '99

Government is losing huge sums of money because of shortage of daily income tax receipt books for vehicles, from Internal Revenue Service. According to Mr Kofi Afful, Chairman of the Accra Akwapim branch of the Ghana Private Road and Transport Union, for about a week now, unions at Tema Station in Accra have been chasing the receipt books without success. "we have not been paying income tax and without receipts it is difficult to collect tax on behalf of Internal Revenue Service (IRS)". Mr Afful, therefore, urged IRS to provide them with receipt books as soon as possible. Mr George Appiah-Sokye, Accountant of IRS, confirmed to the Ghana News Agency (GNA) that there was shortage of receipt books but said they have now taken delivery of some copies.