‘It’ll be a betrayal of my conscience, business and the nation’ – Businessman rejects GH¢79.7m judgment windfall
In a rare show of honesty and statesmanship, a businessman has rejected a GH¢79.7 million import duty refund awarded to his company because the funds entitled to his company are far less than the generous amount the court awarded. The Accra High Court (Commercial Division 3) on July 22, 2026, awarded Henry Manly-Spain’s company, Servistar […]
Servistar Minwax (WA) Limited's businessman, Henry Manly-Spain, has refused a GH¢79.7 million import duty refund awarded by the Accra High Court (Commercial Division 3). Manly-Spain argues that the amount awarded to his company far exceeds the original claim of GH¢8.95 million, resulting in a betrayal of his conscience, business, and the nation.
He petitioned the Commissioner-General of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) to disallow the payment, describing the money as "in excess of what I expected." The businessman claims that his claim comprised over GH¢7 million related to containers sold by the GRA and about GH¢940,000 in overpaid duties, with expected interest raising the amount slightly above GH¢10 million.
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