Abstract:
The study was undertaken to analyse the performance and impact of Internally Generated Fund in the District Assemblies in general and Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly in particular. The main purpose was to help the Assembly wean itself from over dependence on the Externally Generated Fund and increase efforts in ensuring internal revenue growth.
There have been increased agitations on the Assemblies to improve on their service delivery. Even as the Assemblies struggle to meet the demands of the people, there has been growing concern about their over dependence on transfers from the Central Government (i.e. the EGF). This study is to determine the performance and impact of the Internally Generated Fund on the activities of Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly.
Description:
The Local Government Act 1961 (Act 54) created the distinction between the central government and the local governments. The country has two different bodies for the administration of public affairs. These are
I. The Ministries, Department and Agencies MDA’s
II. Local government and authorities, known as Metropolitan, municipal, and District Assemblies (MMDA’s)
The Central Government MDA’s deal with national issues attracting to themselves qualified personnel with management skill and experience. The central government bodies merely defined powers in terms of local responsibilities. There is a lot of bureaucracy with the administration of Central Government making them unable to respond quickly to problems referred to them by the people in the peripheries.
