As part of plans to increase internally generated funds and prevent leakages, the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has initiated the process of digitalising revenue mobilization.
The mayor of Accra, Madam Elizabeth Kwatsoe Tawiah Sackey, disclosed this on Thursday when she led a team of officers from the Assembly to sensitise traders on the roll-out of new receipts for payment of markets and lorry park tolls in the metropolis.
These new receipts, whose issuance will commence from Friday, January 27, 2023, have holograms in them for easy identification of which tickets were purchased.
Addressing the media, the Mayor said the AMA was leveraging the government’s digitalisation drive to create an innovative solution to increase its internally generated funds and block all revenue leakages while reducing the human element.
She disclosed that about 23 banks have been integrated into the new revenue collection platform to give users the flexibility of payment options, adding that “apart from using the banks, ratepayers can equally pay their bills via mobile money on all networks, QR codes, and a USSD code.”
She admonished the market women and the business community to embrace innovation to bring development to the people of Accra.
The Metro Director of Budget, Mr Noble Atsu Ahadzie, said with the new system, bills and receipts would be sent electronically to ratepayers without any human interference.
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