{"id":99145,"date":"2015-03-14T09:00:36","date_gmt":"2015-03-14T09:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=99145"},"modified":"2015-03-14T09:00:36","modified_gmt":"2015-03-14T09:00:36","slug":"mion-district-assembly-chases-tax-evaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=99145","title":{"rendered":"Mion District Assembly chases tax evaders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Authorities of the Mion District Assembly in the Northern Region are unhappy about residents\u2019 apathy towards paying their taxes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the direction to increase the assembly\u2019s Internal Revenue Mobilization (IGF), a Taskforce has been established to pursue the agenda.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">[contextly_sidebar id=&#8221;biFI2gocIxYSgOV51Zu4X4zyr2JQujvR&#8221;]The Mion District Chief Executive, Dan Mankandan at a public sensitization Durbar decried the situation and urged residents to honour their tax obligations.<br \/>\nHe warned that the assembly will not hesitate to prosecute indentified defaulters.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He bemoaned payment of property rates and thus called for attitudinal change.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to him, the taskforce collected a total amount of GHC 10,268.00 for the 2014 fiscal year which fell short of the assembly\u2019s revenue mobilization target.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dan Mankandan said the assembly was committed to develop the district in line with the Better Ghana Agenda.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He maintained that residents there should support the assembly in its revenue mobilization drive to improve their socio-economic wellbeing.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The clergy and traditional rulers in the district pledged their commitment to encourage residents to pay their taxes to enable the assembly provide their basic needs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">They admitted that effective mobilization was the surest way the assembly could raise enough funds to accomplish its development agenda.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A representative of the Sang chief Imam, Alhaji Mutawakil Mahama said Islam was totally against tax evasion.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He reminded Muslims there of their responsibility to regularly pay their taxes as enshrined in the Holy Qur\u2019an.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Regent of Sang, Naa Musah Alhassan endorsed the assembly\u2019s move to clump down on tax evaders.<\/p>\n<p>He asked residents there to assist the assembly provide them with social amenities such as water, electricity, roads, school infrastructure and a decent market.<br \/>\nSang the district capital of Mion is a major transit point between Yendi and Tamale.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8211;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">By: Abdul Karim Naatogmah\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Authorities of the Mion District Assembly in the Northern Region are unhappy about residents\u2019 apathy towards paying their taxes. 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