- I want to work with the GRA to educate creatives on tax – Stonebwoy
- Stonebwoy has offered to collaborate with the Ghana Revenue Authority to educate people in the creative arts industry on tax payment, hinging his submissions on a taxable creative arts industry.
- He stressed the need for taxation as a contributor to national development so he is readily available to be used by the Ghana Revenue Authority to achieve this goal.
Ghanaian musician, Stonebwoy, has expressed his interest to work with the GRA to educate creatives on tax.
Stonebwoy has indicated an interest in helping to educate others in the creative industry about paying taxes.
In an interview with Andy Dosty on Daybreak Hitz, the DefJam Records signee stated that a lot more education is needed to encourage his peers to pay taxes. He stated that while he believes paying taxes is critical for national growth, he lamented the mechanism by which this might be accomplished with creatives.
“If the government wants to tax it, everything is taxable.” But how we feel about paying the tax is another matter. We can’t pay the money if we aren’t making actual money from where you are taxing us as creatives.”
Stonebwoy says he is willing to collaborate with the Ghana Revenue Authority to teach creatives who are unaware of the importance of paying taxes.
“We’ll need more knowledge and assistance on the creative side.” I am willing to volunteer my time and work with GRA to help conscientize and structure how this can be accomplished.”
This discussion followed remarks by Mark Okraku-Mantey, the Deputy Minister of Tourism, who urged the government to focus on taxing internet activity now that the electronic levy has been passed.
I want to work with the GRA to educate creatives on tax – Stonebwoy
