ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF REVENUE ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC SECTOR IN GHANA: A CASE STUDY OF ACCRA METROPOLITAN ASSEMBLY (AMA)

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ABSTRACT

The study is on the topic assessing the Impact of revenue on development in the Accra Metropolitan Assembly. The research aims at discovering other sources of revenue that are available to the Assembly, assess the strategies that is being used for revenue collection and the accounting standard being used. Lastly, the research considered the impact of the internally generated fund. The test was made up of Assembly members, Revenue collectors, Core management Staff, District Planning Committee, Permanent Revenue collectors, Commission collectors and Staff of Urban Town and Area Councils. A total of hundred respondent was used. The final outcome showed that there are other sources of revenue that has not been tapped by the assembly. It also revealed that though the IGF of the Assembly is contributing to the development of the Metropolis, it is not enough to significantly fund projects. Consequently, Government funding is extremely important. To increase the revenue of the Assembly, the study discovered that more logistics should be provided ,continuous education of the taxpaying public, prosecution of defaulters and training for Revenue collectors.