The Ghana Music Rights Organization (GHAMRO) has held a day’s sensitization work shop for its tax officers to educate them on tax collection related issues.
The programme which was held in Cape Coast hosted 25 of its members who were sensitized on how to be security conscious in the discharge of their duties.
Speaking at the workshop, a police inspector at the Regional Police headquarters in Cape Coast Anthony Agblavo mentioned that the tax collection officers should always endeavor to involve police personnel in resolving conflicts when performing their duties.
“We entreat our tax officers to first fall on the police officers that have been assigned to them when they go out to collect taxes and encounter any issues. They should not try to solve the problem themselves, but rather seek the assistance of the officers.”
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He further urged individuals and organizations who are GHAMRO tax payers to be consistent in the payment of their taxes adding that it is unlawful to play someone’s music without paying.
“It is the responsibility of the public to pay some royalties when they use the work of others especially when they play the music of others. Thus, we urge them to ensure that, they pay as and when the need be,” he charged.
The Ghana Music Rights Organization (GHAMRO) was established under section 49 of the Copyright Law, Act 690 of 2005 and regulated under L.I. 1962 of 2010 to collect and distribute royalties on behalf of authors/composers and other right owners.
SOURCE: ATLFMNEWSROOM
