The Obuasi Municipal Assembly has announced its readiness to support the Ghana Revenue Authority, GRA, in the collection of property rates within the Municipality.
The Assembly is already providing the needed assistance to the GRA to meet its revenue targets in terms of property rate collection.
The Municipal Chief Executive, Elijah Adansi-Bonah, stated this to the media on the side-lines of a town hall meeting organised by the Assembly in Obuasi to explain activities of the Assembly to the citizenry and take feedback for effective implementation of programmes and policies.
Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta in the presentation of the 2022 Budget Statement and Economic Policy to Parliament, said government is looking to assist the Metropolitan, Municipal and Districts Assemblies, MMDAs, to implement a common platform for property rate administration to enable them to effectively collect property rates in the country.
The decision for GRA to collect property rate which hitherto was the responsibility of the MMDAs is in accordance with the National Budget Estimates and Appropriation Act 2022, directing Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies to cede the collection of Property Rate to the Ghana Revenue Authority.
The MCE said the new arrangement would boost internally generated funds of Assemblies hence their determination to support the GRA to rake in more revenue to help prosecute the assembly’s developmental agenda.
He said the Assembly has already supported GRA by providing office accommodation for officials who have been designated to collect the property rate.
SOURCE: GNA
