Stakeholder inclusion and participation in Revenue mobilization and utilization (GHTML0007)
Overview
At-a-Glance
Action Plan: Action plan – Tamale, Ghana, 2025 – 2028
Inception Report: Not available
Commitment Start: Jun 2025
Commitment End: Oct 2028
Institutions involved:
- Tamale Metropolitan Assembly
- Northern Accelerated intervention for Development
- University For Development Studies
- OXFAM GHANA
- GDCA
Primary Policy Area:
Primary Sector:
OGP Value:
- Access to information
- Civic Participation
- Public Accountability
- Technology and Innovation for Transparency and Accountability
Description
Commitment ID
GHTML0007
Commitment Title
Stakeholder inclusion and participation in Revenue mobilization and utilization
Problem
The metropolis has the following challenges in Revenue mobilization and utilization:
- Limited capacity and opportunities for revenue mobilization
- Untapped revenue sources at the MMDAs
- Inadequate infrastructure development
- Low transparency and accountability which results in mistrust between the Assembly and rate payers.
- Lack of disaster management system in the markets and other public places.
- Poor accessibility of public places to PWDs
Status quo
The revenue collection system is bedeviled with a a lot of challenges such as political interference, lack of transparency and accountability, inadequate monitoring, rate payers apathetic to payment
Action
This commitment intends to build the capacities of the citizenry through education and training workshops to be able to engage the Assembly in revenue generation and utilization
Facilitate the involvement of communities in decisions of the Assembly regarding the update of revenue data, conduct of fee fixing resolutions, and budget hearings.
Build the capacities of the communities to demand development in the communities
Participate in the monitoring and evaluation of revenue generation and utilization.
The overall objective is to improve the development of the communities in the Metropolis
How will the commitment contribute to solving the public problem described above?
Outputs:
- Capacities of revenue collectors built
- Rate payers have trust in the Assembly
- Adequate revenue sources identified
Outcomes:
- Revenue generation increased
- Rate payers make prompt payment of revenue
- There is mutual trust between the Assembly and the rate payers
What long-term goal as identified in your Open Government Strategy does this commitment relate to?
The long-term goal is to improve the socio-economic welbeing of the people in the metropolis
Primary Policy Area
Inclusion, Regulatory Governance
Primary Sector
Infrastructure & Transport, Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene
What OGP value is this commitment relevant to?
| Access to information | The rate payers should have have adequate information of the rates sets by the AssemblyThe rate payers should have have adequate information of the rates sets by the Assembly |
| Civic Participation | The public should participate in rates setting and utilizationThe public should participate in rates setting and utilization |
| Public Accountability | Public Accountability is key to ensuring that suspicion and underhand dealings are done awy |
| Technology and Innovation for Transparency and Accountability | This system makes payment easier and quick to harness revenueThis system makes payment easier and quick to harness revenue |