Private legal practitioner Jonathan A. Alua says the Commissioner-General of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Anthony Sarpong, has assured him that his law firm will not be victimised for challenging the authority in court.
Mr Alua said the assurance followed a meeting with Mr Sarpong on Sunday, September 13, 2026, after the GRA notified his law firm that it had been selected for a tax audit covering the 2023 to 2025 financial years.
In a Facebook post on September 14, Mr Alua said he had received “utmost assurance” from the Commissioner-General that his law firm would not be victimised because of the public interest litigation he had initiated.
The audit notice, which came shortly after Mr Alua filed his lawsuit against the Attorney-General and the GRA, had raised questions about whether the tax action was connected to his legal challenge.
The GRA has maintained that the audit falls within its statutory mandate and does not imply wrongdoing by the law firm.
Mr Alua described his meeting with Mr Sarpong as “very warm and progressive”, saying the Commissioner-General demonstrated a thorough understanding of the issues raised in the case.
He also said Mr Sarpong did not attempt to persuade him to withdraw or abandon the lawsuit.
Mr Alua is challenging Regulation 18(2)(b) of the Exemptions Regulations, 2025 (L.I. 2514), arguing that it gives the GRA Commissioner-General powers to waive or vary taxes without prior parliamentary approval.
He said his legal team was filing its statement of case and would continue with the litigation.
Mr Alua also rejected suggestions that the case was politically motivated, insisting that it centres on legal and constitutional questions.
“Again, and for the last time: this is not a political suit,” he said, stressing that the issues are “purely legal/constitutional.”
Source: Wesleyannews.com
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