Story: A. Kofoya-Tetteh, Somanya
THE Yilo District Assembly in the Eastern Region last year mobilised internally generated revenue totalling GH¢146,738.00.
The figure is in excess of seven per cent of GH¢136,520.50 targeted for the period.
The District Chief Executive (DCE), Mr Joseph Adu Tawiah, who announced this at the assembly’s meeting at Somanya, attributed such a remarkable achievement to stringent measures instituted, and commended the revenue collectors for a good work done.
He, however, said the figure, together with the GH¢951,563.73 which the assembly received as grants, made up of the District Assemblies Common Fund, HIPC, MPs Fund as well as wages and salaries which constituted 73 per cent of what was expected, was inadequate for the numerous projects and programmes being undertaken in the district.
He, therefore, indicated that the assembly would have to do more to increase its internally generated revenue base, and also secure additional funds from other development partners to supplement interventions from DANIDA, the European Union and the Community-Based Rural Development Project in executing such projects and programmes.
According to Mr Adu Tawiah, last year a number of projects were successfully carried out mostly in the villages and cottages, and mentioned some of them as boreholes drilled at Opersika, Aboa Osuboninya, Nsutapong Sokwenya, Nsutapong Klong, Nyuabeng Twepease while Wurampong Dornor, Sikabeng, Samlesi Aplesu, Brukum Salosi and Brukum Agavenya were also provided with hand-dug wells.
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