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The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) and the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) are to collaborate to retrieve taxes owed to the state by recalcitrant individuals and institutions. Speaking at a joint GRA and EOCO Debt Management sensitization workshop, Mr George Blankson, Commissioner-General GRA, said the partnership was to enable the GRA to attain its goal of generating enough revenue for the state. He said the workshop was to discuss not only the way forward but also the rules to ensure smooth operations. Mr Blankson asked the staff to approach the exercise with dedication to achieve the maximum results, adding that, the exercise did not aim at inflicting pain on any tax payer or institutions. He said GRA would use the laws at hand to deal with the institutions to collect the debt owed it. Mr Biadela Mortey Akpadzi, Executive Director EOCO, said his office would work in close collaboration with the GRA to help retrieve taxes owed to the state. He said the cooperation must not be seen as EOCO taking over the functions of the GRA, but as a collective activity to bring the state the necessary revenue for development. Mr Akpadzi said EOCO staff would abide by strict conduct and work in collaboration with the staff of the GRA to clear the backlog of debts on the books.