Parents whose children have been enrolled under the Free Senior High School (SHS) risked being exempted from the Policy from September 2019 if they failed to register for a Tax Identification Number (TIN).
Additionally, they would not be able to register for the National Health Insurance Scheme, acquire a passport, register their vehicles and land, open bank account and access other public services.
Mr Anthony Selom Dzadzra, a Director at the Revenue Policy Division, Ministry of Finance, told the Ghana News Agency on the side-lines of a Post-Budget Sensitisation workshop for journalists in Accra on Monday.
He said the Directive was outlined in the 2019 Budget Statement and Economic Policy of Government.
In that regard, he said, every citizen that wanted to transact business with any government institution and access other social interventions must acquire a TIN to facilitate that process.
Mr Dzadzra said the enforcement of the Directive would enable the Government to generate sufficient revenue to propel its infrastructural development agenda.
'For us to go Ghana beyond Aid, we have to generate revenue in this country and everybody needs to pay a little tax. Therefore, one of the ways of realising this is to make sure everybody is known through the TIN,'' he said.
'This will enable the Revenue Authorities to easily identify taxpayers and those who have not been captured under the tax net.'
Mr Dzadzra noted that the long-term vision of government is to reduce import taxes so that manufacturing companies can import machinery to increase production.
This, according to him, would enable manufacturing firms to expand their businesses and employ more people.
He said government could then take direct and indirect taxes from the firms in addition to the income taxes from workers to shore up its revenue.
He said it was prudent for companies that gave commercial loans to government to pay consumption taxes, which would serve as means to streamline the tax exemption regime.
Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, the Minister of Finance, presenting the 2019 Budget Statement to Parliament on November 15, outlined six priority areas of Government.
They are Agriculture, Industry, Infrastructural Development, Entrepreneurial Support, Revenue Mobilization, Protecting the Public Purse and Social Partnership.
Government has projected to spend GH¢73.4 billion in the 2019 Budget and mobilise GH¢58.7 billion in revenues through taxes and levies.
Source: GNA
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TIN for a cassava farmer at Otwe B3we at3? Apuutooor what does he/she need TIN for? Elitist in power!
Madam this is not about voting O. This is about we as Ghanaians having a Tax Identifiable Number. Those not living in the urban areas are also Ghanaians and must have a TIN. We should rather call on the GRA or whatever institution is in charge to make sure the necessary education is done and all persons register for a TIN (after all its free). This is not about elections so stop talking about who will be kissing goodbye to flagstaff house. Its about time we start living above politics and rather think about our Country as a people. We should note that the free SHS is being paid for by Tax payers, so what stops the government from widening the net and make sure everyone pays his or her tax. Dont you know that even when you go to church you are given a tithe card? Please lets stop this who goes to the flagstaff house and start thinking about Ghana first.
Just how ***barred word*** are these urban elitists? How many parents in rural Ghana know about TIN? What have you done to register these huge population who live in pain in deprived neglected communities? All u know is vain threats. ***barred word***, deny their kids admission and kiss goodbye to the FlagStaff House.