{
  "id": 1938729,
  "title": "GCAA owes GMet over GH¢50m in statutory payments",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/gcaa-owes-gmet-over-gh-50m-in-statutory-payments",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-19T12:38:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "GBC Ghana",
    "slug": "gbc-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.gbcghanaonline.com/general/gcaa-owes-gmet/2026/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet) is struggling financially due to unpaid statutory payments from the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), which has exceeded GH¢50 million. According to the amended Ghana Meteorological Agency Act, 2019 (Act 1002), the GCAA must remit 10% of certain aviation fees to GMet, while the Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) is responsible for paying 5% of airport passenger taxes to the agency. Despite a March 2026 agreement for the GCAA to settle the arrears, GMet has yet to receive the full payments. GMet's Director-General, Dr Eric Asuman, highlighted the agency's difficulty in accessing GCAA's flight database to independently verify the fees, which hinders its ability to accurately determine the amounts owed. Without this access, GMet cannot effectively monitor flight movements or ensure that the payments made by GCAA accurately reflect the fees collected. Dr Asuman emphasized that this is an ongoing dispute between the two entities and called for a mechanism to allow GMet to independently verify the data used in calculating its statutory share. He noted that while the Ghana Airports Company Limited began paying its statutory contribution to GMet in 2023 with the help of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), the transfer of GMet's share of aviation-related fees remains blocked due to the lack of an authorisation letter from GCAA. This issue has continued despite interventions from Parliament's Select Committee, with Dr Asuman stressing that the GCAA is legally obligated to remit the funds to GMet. He warned that the outstanding payments are creating significant financial pressure on GMet at a crucial time when the agency needs more resources to enhance weather forecasting, aviation meteorology, and other services vital to national development. Dr Asuman urged urgent action to resolve the dispute and establish a transparent system for GMet to independently access and verify the aviation data used to determine its entitlement.",
  "summary": "By Amoako Kwame The Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet) says the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) owes it more than GH¢50 million in outstanding statutory payments, creating financial difficulties for the agency and affecting its ability to sustain key operations. Under the amended Ghana Meteorological Agency Act, 2019 (Act 1002), the GCAA is required to remit […]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}