{"id":382705,"date":"2017-12-12T16:27:02","date_gmt":"2017-12-12T16:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=382705"},"modified":"2017-12-12T18:34:24","modified_gmt":"2017-12-12T18:34:24","slug":"gra-shuts-metro-tv-unpaid-taxes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/12\/gra-shuts-metro-tv-unpaid-taxes\/","title":{"rendered":"GRA shuts down Metro TV over unpaid taxes"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has shut down Accra-based television station Metro TV, reportedly over their\u00a0failure to pay their taxes.<\/p>\n
A visit by Citi Business News<\/strong> to the Cantonment premises of the television station revealed that the GRA had restricted entry into the company with a seal of the Commissioner General.<\/p>\n The premises of the station has since been locked up, with the building cordoned off with yellow tape.<\/p>\n Checks have also revealed that the station went off air\u00a0for a few minutes but is now broadcasting again.<\/p>\n GRA has recently begun cracking down on companies that have failed to fulfill their tax obligations.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n