Revenue Mobilization in District Assemblies Case Study: Akuapem North District Assembly
CHAPTER ONE
REVENUE MOBILIZATION IN DISTRICT ASSEMBLIES
CASE STUDY: AKUAPEM NORTH DISTRICT ASSEMBLY
1.0 INTRODUCTION
The study is on the revenue mobilization of District Assemblies in Ghana, with a case study of Akuapem North District Assembly. This study seeks to know the effectiveness and challenges being faced in the mobilization of these revenues and its impact on the development of the entire districts.
District Assemblies were established in the PNDC era in 1988 as local governing institutions that would offer opportunity to the ordinary person to be involved in the political process. The district assemblies are to ensure that the development of the districts is in line with national policies.
PNDC Law 201, 1988 gave birth to the creation of these districts with the view of encouraging decentralization as a means of enhancing growth and development.
It is important to note that as much as the goals of the district assemblies are to be achieved, there is the need for funds to be made available for this purpose, hence the institution of the District Assembly’s Common Fund (DACF).
But it was realised that, the DACF was woefully inadequate for this purpose and hence Parliament gave these districts the mandate to generate revenue to supplement the DACF to achieve the said objective of the district through Article 245 of the constitution of the Republic of Ghana.
1.1 STATEMENT OF PROBLEM
This study is aimed at finding out the problems faced by these district assemblies particular to Akuapem North District Assembly in the mobilization of these revenues and how these revenues are being managed to meet the entire objective of the districts
1.2 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY • To identify various sources of revenue within the District Assemblies • To establish whether enough revenue is being mobilized locally, if not, to find out measures that could be put in place by the assembly to mobilize enough revenue. • To find out any problems encountered
REVENUE MOBILIZATION IN DISTRICT ASSEMBLIES
CASE STUDY: AKUAPEM NORTH DISTRICT ASSEMBLY
1.0 INTRODUCTION
The study is on the revenue mobilization of District Assemblies in Ghana, with a case study of Akuapem North District Assembly. This study seeks to know the effectiveness and challenges being faced in the mobilization of these revenues and its impact on the development of the entire districts.
District Assemblies were established in the PNDC era in 1988 as local governing institutions that would offer opportunity to the ordinary person to be involved in the political process. The district assemblies are to ensure that the development of the districts is in line with national policies.
PNDC Law 201, 1988 gave birth to the creation of these districts with the view of encouraging decentralization as a means of enhancing growth and development.
It is important to note that as much as the goals of the district assemblies are to be achieved, there is the need for funds to be made available for this purpose, hence the institution of the District Assembly’s Common Fund (DACF).
But it was realised that, the DACF was woefully inadequate for this purpose and hence Parliament gave these districts the mandate to generate revenue to supplement the DACF to achieve the said objective of the district through Article 245 of the constitution of the Republic of Ghana.
1.1 STATEMENT OF PROBLEM
This study is aimed at finding out the problems faced by these district assemblies particular to Akuapem North District Assembly in the mobilization of these revenues and how these revenues are being managed to meet the entire objective of the districts
1.2 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY • To identify various sources of revenue within the District Assemblies • To establish whether enough revenue is being mobilized locally, if not, to find out measures that could be put in place by the assembly to mobilize enough revenue. • To find out any problems encountered