Business community fails to secure suspension of ‘Publican AI’ system after finance ministry meeting

A meeting between the joint business forum and the Deputy Minister of Finance and the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has ended without the government yielding to a key demand: the immediate suspension of the controversial Publican AI system. Following the 16th April 2026 engagement, the coalition of trade associations—while acknowledging some concessions from the government—declared that they remain “resolute” in their demand for the AI valuation tool to be halted.

By Caleb Ahinakwah