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Dormaa East intensifies effort in revenue mobilisation

Lack of tax education is affecting revenue mobilisation in the Dormaa East District of the Brong-Ahafo Region, Mr Frank Kumi, District Chief Executive said on Tuesday.

Date Created : 2/19/2014 12:00:00 AM : Story Author : GNA

He said the assembly had stepped up efforts to sensitise the people on the need to pay tax and do so promptly and regularly.

Speaking to the Ghana News Agency (GNA) in an interview at Wamfie, Mr Kumi said the assembly had already met with artisans, market women, petty traders, poultry farmers, chainsaw operators and transport unions.

He said previous efforts by the assembly to collect tax from the people were not successful because of ignorance on the part of payers. This, he said, was why the assembly had resolved to engage all tax payers in its fee-fixing programmes.

Mr Kumi said if people were well educated and the taxes they paid were used to their benefit, they would see the need to pay taxes.

He said although the district was lagging behind in development, the highest tax the assembly could generate from the people every week stood at GH¢500.

Mr Kumi appreciated the cordiality of the assembly members in decision making and urged them to support the tax collectors to enable the assembly to generate enough revenue needed for development.

He said as the assembly members represented the people, their involvement in tax collection was very paramount.

Mr Kumi assured the people of equitable distribution of development projects at the various communities and asked them to support the Government to achieve targets set for the Better Ghana Agenda.

He said the assembly had awarded contracts of the reshaping of the Asuotiano-Akontanim, Wamanafo-Dormaa-Akwamu, Wamfie-Nsagobesa as well as Kyeremasu-Amasu and Akontanim-Kyeremasu roads.

Mr Kumi said the assembly was yet to set up a development committee to go round the various communities to identify the immediate needs of the people.

He expressed concern about the abysmal performance of students who sat for the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) last academic year and appealed to teachers and parents to team up and help reverse the trend.

The Chief Executive said education was a priority hence the assembly had strengthened collaboration with the Dormaaman Education Endowment Fund so as enable more brilliant students to access the fund.