Key among them was The Point Newspaper, having been named second most compliant newspaper of the year 2024.
Meanwhile, the GRA under the leadership of its Commissioner General Yankuba Darboe deemed it very fitting to organise a unique ceremony for the runners up of this year’s award since there was no enough time on occasion of the award.
According to CG Darboe, this would serve as an encouragement and motivation to push hard so that next year they would be at the top of the podium.
He commended the runners up, saying they have done extremely well to get to this position. He added that GRA highly appreciates their efforts, while encouraging them to redouble their efforts and come up as winners of taxpayers awards next year.
The GRA boss assured continuous recognition of the taxpayers, while highlighting the importance of the annual taxpayers’ award ceremony. He thus encouraged taxpayers to come forward voluntarily and pay their taxes on time for better tax compliance and for better revenue generation for the government.
According to CG Darboe, there were over 600 active business companies and individuals in the country and out of which 33 companies were selected as most tax compliant. “GRA is so proud and cannot just put it under the table,” he said, adding that it’s landmarks cause and worth celebration with the runners up who he said have worked very hard to come up to this position.
GRA boss admitted that the cooperation of both the winners and runners in the payment of their tax obligation on time have yielded dividends in helping the Authority achieve its annual revenue target for 2024.
CG Darboe spoke extensively on the impact of digitalization reforms, citing as the main driving tools for the success of GRA in achieving its annual revenue target yearly.
CG Darboe also spoke about the importance of tax payment, saying that there is no nation that can develop without taxation.
According to CG Darboe, the level of cooperation that exists between the GRA and its esteemed taxpayers over the years has helped GRA register unprecedented revenue performance.
“We will continue to cooperate and collaborate and have an excellent working relationship to ensure massive voluntary tax payment which is the ultimate objective of organising annual taxpayers’ award,” CG Darboe underlined.
For his part, the GRA Board Chair Dawda Ndure, hailed the leadership of the Gambia Revenue Authority under the visionary leadership of the Commissioner General Darboe for introducing numerous reforms, which he said have positive impact on revenue mobilization.
He further praised CG Darboe for being the champion of digital transformation. He cited that GRA has now been the house of excellence of revenue generation for national development.
He therefore encouraged all taxpayers to respect their tax obligation, saying that is key for nation building.
Mr. Ndure also commended the runners up for this year while encouraging them to speed up so that next year they could emerge as winners of the GRA annual awards.
