{"id":369132,"date":"2017-11-07T11:03:06","date_gmt":"2017-11-07T11:03:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=369132"},"modified":"2017-11-07T11:03:06","modified_gmt":"2017-11-07T11:03:06","slug":"mmdas-can-survive-without-common-fund-tema-mce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/11\/mmdas-can-survive-without-common-fund-tema-mce\/","title":{"rendered":"MMDAs can survive without common fund \u2013 Tema MCE"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Tema Metropolitan Chief Executive, Felix Mensah Nii Anang-La, has stated that some of the Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs), including the TMA, can survive without government support.<\/p>\n
His assertion was in agreement with the Citi Breakfast Show<\/strong> discussion on Tuesday, spearheaded by Host Bernard Avle, which advocated the need for government to reduce or in some case cut subventions to MMDAs to enable them generate their own revenue for the needed development.<\/p>\n The Citi CBS<\/strong> discussants were of the view that when this happens, government can then spend such monies to develop the rural parts of Ghana in less-endowed assemblies by providing them with basic amenities.<\/p>\n Bernard Avle, who made the proposals ahead of the 2018 budget statement to be delivered on November 15, 2017, made a direct appeal to the Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta, to consider these proposals in order to wean the country from aid and loans.<\/p>\n Most of the MMDAs depend on some statutory funds especially the District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF) to undertake development projects within the local assemblies.<\/p>\n The government releases to the assemblies often\u00a0delay for several months before they are released.<\/p>\n Regardless of these amounts, assemblies also rely on internally generated funds, amount many believe should be enough to adequately cater for assemblies’ needs if loopholes are blocked and proper tax systems are in place.<\/p>\n