Birim Central instructed investigators to motivate taxpayers

Company News of Thursday, May 2, 2019

Source: Ghananewsagency.org

2019-05-02

The Birim Central Municipal Assembly Internal Auditor, Mr. Ohene Kofi Akowuah, urged the Assembly's revenue collection officers to establish good working relationships with the taxpayers and taxpayers of the municipality. .
He also urged them to be polite, courteous and professional in their dealings with customers, to encourage the voluntary payment of tolls, rates and royalties necessary to fund the programs and projects of the Bank. # 39; Assembly.

Mr. Akowuah said this during an outreach program with the Assembly's revenue collectors, aimed at addressing the challenges facing recipe collectors in their field of business.

This program is also part of the Assembly's strategic revenue mobilization campaign to improve it.
Mr. Akowuah said that the Assembly now needed more resources to implement programs and projects and instructed revenue collectors to redouble their efforts to meet the financial commitments of the government. 39; Assembly.

He emphasized the need for revenue collectors to educate taxpayers on how their taxes serve to finance various social amenities to their advantage and commended them for their dedication over the years, but urged them to redouble efforts to generate more badembly.

Assembly Accountant Isaac Mahama said the Assembly's Internal Creation Fund (IGF) was the cornerstone of the Assembly and called on stakeholders to support the revenue mobilization campaign aimed at to support the functioning of the Assembly.

Mr. Mahama said that the Assembly was aware that many failures in the revenue mobilization chain required special attention. She decided to meet with all revenue collection agents to resolve them.

"We understood that we needed to train and build the capacity of our collection agents, as a first step in improving operations. We also realized that we needed accurate data to facilitate the process of creating revenue streams, "he said.

Mr. Mahama urged revenue collection agents to work tirelessly to achieve their goals so that the Assembly is well positioned to fulfill its mandate.

At the same time, as part of the measures to increase its revenues, the Municipal Assembly also instructed the Municipal Information Branch to launch a vigorous and effective campaign for tax education throughout the municipality. to increase the revenue generation of the Assembly.