1 1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY The quantity and generation rate of solid wastes in Nigeria have increased over at an alarming rate over the years with lack of efficient and modern technology for the management of the wastes. The generation rate‚ collection and disposal of solid wastes are functions of several factors which if well considered and appropriated could bring the desired solution to the waste management problems in Nigeria. This chapter contains a brief description of the problem
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Identify the strategies for strengthening local financial capacity in Malaysian local government. The first strategy that can be used to strengthen the financial capacity in Malaysian local government is by generating the new avenues for revenue source which are sought to supplement the income of the local authorities. This may include sale of the municipal bonds‚ rezoning of the land from the residential to commercial purposes or taking the equity share in the privatization project. Another
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260 JOURNAL ECONOMICSAND FINANCE 9 Volume28 9 Number 2 9 Summer 2004 OF THE CAUSAL RELATION BETWEEN GOVERNMENT REVENUE AND SPENDING: EVIDENCE FROM EGYPT AND JORDAN By Bassam AbuAI-Foul and Hamid Baghestani* Abstract In investigating the causal relation between government revenue and spending‚ our empirical results support the tax-and-spend hypothesis for Egypt and the fiscal synchronization hypothesis for Jordan. Breaking away from these historical trends is essential for both countries to
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http://peoplesdailyng.com/changing-nigerians-identity-diaspora/ http://olorisupergal.com/nigeria-rich-country-poor-people-by-gbenga-ogunbiyi/#.UpH2I9Lik8o Nigeria is a member of both the Commonwealth of Nations‚ and the African Union. LANGUAGE There are hundreds of languages spoken in Nigeria. The official language of Nigeria‚English The languages spoken in Nigeria are said to be 521. The official language is English while the major ones that are spoken are Hausa‚ Igbo‚ Yoruba and
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Intervention Provincial and local government National government intervening in provincial government * The national government is given overall responsibility for ensuring that other spheres of government carry out their obligations under the constitution * Where a province cannot or does not fulfil an executive obligation in terms of legislation or the constitution‚ the national executive can intervene by taking appropriate steps to ensure the fulfilment of that obligation including
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Introduction 1.1 Background of the study Local authority revenue is the money collected from provision of service and donation from individual and other organization. Every local authority globally has its type of revenue that it collects depending upon the environments surrounding it and the type of service it offers to its resident or citizens. The availability control and use of finances are the core of any organization existence and not least local authorities‚ in them public services role
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change in the economic environment in which it operates‚ hence the need to review the regulating instruments from time to time. Nigeria is governed by a federal system hence its fiscal operations also adhere to the same principle‚ a fact which has serious implications on how the tax system is managed. The country’s tax system is lopsided‚ and dominated by oil revenue. It is also characterized by unnecessarily complex‚ distortionary and largely inequitable taxation laws that have limited application
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in demand. Elasticity of Demand and Total Revenue * The total revenue a business earns equals the total amount of goods and services sold times the price of those the goods and services. Price elasticity affects the total revenue in that it governs how much more or less revenue a business will make by changing the prices of products or services. For example‚ if a company currently sells 100 shirts a month at a price of $10‚ its total monthly revenue is $1‚000. If it increases the price of shirts
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MAKERERE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT SCIENCE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AN EVALUATION OF PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND PRACTICES OF HIGHER LOCAL GOVERNMENTSIN UGANDA: A CASE OF ABIM DISTRICT LOCAL GOVERNMENT RESEARCH REPORT SUBMITTED TO MAKERERE UNIVERSITY IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF A DEGREE OF MASTERS OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION. NOVEMBER‚ 2013 DECLARATION I‚ ORYONO GERMINE BENEDICT do declare
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Revenue means income. Allocation means to divide. Revenue allocation is defined as the division of available resources within an organisation or company. At a broader level‚ it is the process of assigning a cost to the amount of services and products generated. Government revenue is obtained from taxes‚ licenses and fees and allocated to public facilities. Because of the current revenue allocation formula in Nigeria‚ though there is a great deal of wealth in the country from the oil industry‚ 64%
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