According to the survey, majority of Ghanaians pay bribes to avoid delays while registering their business.
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Ghana loses GH¢12 billion to corruption through business registration, according to survey
Report has shown that Ghana lost about GH¢12 billion to corruption at the Registrar-Generals Department and other relevant regulatory agencies in the country.
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The Private Enterprise Federation (PEF) conducted the survey since 2018 and released on Friday 2020.
It was aimed at fighting administrative corruption which turns to increase the cost of doing business in the country.
Lead Consultant of the Survey, Clara Kasar-Tee, expressed worry that if the situation is not reversed, the country would lose significant revenue to corruption.
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“The bribes that the private sector admits to paying – of course, I’m sure we all know that they go unrecorded, and once they go unrecorded tax doesn’t get paid on it but it’s income; the people have received monies, there is no tax on that money. Now, the second leg of it; when there are delays, what happens? Businesses lose income and we saw the figures; they are huge,” she said.
Adding that “The state benefits when businesses make profits and the state loses when businesses lose. So, because of the delays, businesses are losing and when businesses are losing, the state is losing; if we are able to address those delays, that means more taxable income and that definitely means more taxes for the state.”
She commended the state institutions for their cooperation, saying the institutions have been candid with information.
PEF also called on all regulatory agencies to keep funds received from the public as internally generated funds (IGF) for their operations.
This, the Federation believes, would enhance the capacity of agencies in delivering their mandate and reducing corruption.
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