The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has said over 15 million Ghanaians Tax Identification Number (TIN) after integration into Ghana Card.
He said until this integration, there were only 700,000 persons with TIN.
Speaking at the 5th Ghana CEOs Summit in Accra, Dr. Bawumia said Government also interfaced the Ghana Card with GRA and so the Ghana Card number becomes the Tax Identification Number (TIN) of everyone resident in Ghana.
He revealed that Government is also undertaking a house addressing and street naming program, which will see us affix, for free, house number plates to all the 7.5 million structures across the country. “As businesses, you don’t need me to tell you the significance of this development.”
The Vice President called on Government agencies and business leaders to embrace the tide of digitization and infuse their operations with innovative digital technology to drive business evolution and for survival.
He has also encouraged them to focus on building sustainable businesses and help build an economy that will remain resilient even in the face of unpredictable occurrences such as the Covid-19 pandemic.
“The integration of NIA to the CID database is currently ongoing. This will help employers to easily check the criminal records of people they intend to employ. We have also integrated it with SSNIT. All of these digitization efforts are aimed at formalizing the economy and ensuring inclusion.
Source: Mybrytfmonline.com/Kofi Atakora
