Ghana Districts: A repository of all Local Assemblies in Ghana

SOCIAL

Pay Your Taxes Frequently Dormaa West DCE Urges Constituents

The District Chief Executive (DCE)for Dormaa West District Assembly in the Bono Region, Mr. Francis Kwadwo Oppong, has urged the people to pay their taxes frequently to enable the assembly to undertake the needed social and infrastructural development projects for the district.

Date Created : 4/9/2022 12:00:00 AM : Story Author : Ghanadistricts.com

He noted that the payment of taxes such as property rates, license fees, and other rates were chief sources of revenue for the district assembly.

According to him, the government through the Assembly is instituting efforts aimed at improving the livelihoods of people in the town in particular and the district in general

Mr. Oppong made the call when he was in the studios of Voice Fm in Dormaa Ahenkro.

He highlighted the numerous on going and completed road infrastructures in the district executed by government through the Former Member of Parliament, Mr. Ali Maiga Halide.

Amongst the roads he mentioned included; Diabaakrom to AhenfiekromYaakrom to Diabaakrom, Yaakrom to Atesikrom Nkrankwanta township roads 2.5k,Nkrankwanta township 3. km ongoing. 5. Barrier through kwakuanya to Nkwantasso,Kwakuanya to Kojokumikrom and the Nkrankwanta to Ahemakrom stretch,10km.

On health, the DCE said the assembly will complete the 60 capacity pediatric wards started by the Former MP Hon. Ali Maiga Halide.

The assembly will liaise with the central government to build an Accident and emergency department at the District Hospital. When the rainstorm hit Nkrankwanta, we were lucky there were no severe injuries to the students, we would have found ourselves wanting." He stated".

On revenue generation, the DCE said the assembly has introduced a 'Pragya levy' ( GH¢ 1.00) per day to help theassembly raise revenue to develop the District.