You have recently been appointed as a District Chief Executive (DCE) of a particular district. It has come to your attention that the Internally Generated Funds (IGF) of the District Assembly is very low and you intend to address the problem for the assembly.
Required:
Identify FOUR (4) ways in which the IGF of the assembly can be improved. (4 marks)
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- Recruitment of quality and competent revenue staffs.
- Outsourcing of revenue collections to competent commission collectors.
- Setting of revenue targets for revenue collectors.
- Proper supervision of revenue staffs to prevent revenue leakages of records.
- Rotation of revenue staff to prevent collusion.
- Accurate data collection to ascertain improved revenue forecast.
- Education, sensitisation and demonstration to general public that revenue collected will be used for the benefit of the community.
- Periodic valuation and revaluation of taxable properties to ensure proper property rate collection.
- Motivation of revenue staff including periodic awards to induce productivity.
- Improving the monitoring of revenue collection.
- Introduction of electronic payment system.