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Effutu Assembly to explore revenue sources to meet target

The Municipal Chief Executive for Effutu, John B. Ninson, has affirmed the determination of the Assembly to plug loopholes and explore revenue sources to enable it achieve its revenue target of GHs 8,334,331.01 for the 2019 fiscal year.

Date Created : 2/27/2020 3:50:01 AM : Story Author : Irene Danso/Ghanadistricts.com

The DCE who gave the assurance to the people during an Assembly's session said Internally Generated Fund (IGF) as at the end of its first quarter (March 31 2019) amounted to GHs 266,598.37 representing 29.57 percent.

Its total finances for the period stood at GHs 901,457.811 with Grants being the highest of GHs 634,859.44 representing 70.43 percent.

The MCE said the Assembly was considering various options that would enable it to increase its IGF and appealed to the Assembly members to support its drive to generate more funds to supplement other funds it received for the execution of development projects.

He informed the house that the Netherlands Government in collaboration with the Government of Ghana was embarking on a project dubbed: "Tax Revenue for Economic Enhancement" (TREE) to promote sustainable increase in IGF at the local level to finance projects and improve services.

He announced that Data collection was on-going; however, the people were not cooperating enough and called on the Assembly Members to intensify sensitization in their various communities to derive good Data to help the Assembly to collect property rates.

The MCE urged the Assembly members to continue to use their rich expertise to support the management of the Assembly to carry out its core duties of creating conducive environment for the citizenry to live and to go about their works without any hindrances.