"Reports reaching me indicate that some labourers demand items such as cassava, yams plantain and even cash from market women before doing the work for which they are paid, whilst revenue collectors demand food items in exchange for the tolls they were expected to collect", the DCE alleged.
Speaking at a tax education forum for market women and traders at Mankessim on Tuesday, Mr Quainoo-Arthur noted that activities of such unpatriotic employees of the Assembly had caused a great loss of revenue and warned that anyone caught in any dubious act would be summarily dismissed and the trader who connived with the employee would lose his or her store or stall.
He appealed to the market women and traders to report any employee of the Assembly who demanded favours from the to his office.
The DCE announced plans to upgrade the market to an ultra modern one estimated at 15 million US Dollars and said the drawing for the project was ready and sourcing of funds was in progress.
He said for the meantime, the Assembly had decided to gravel parts of the market, which get muddy when it rained to enable the market women to have some comfort during the rainy season.
The DCE stated that the Assembly had instituted a penalty of five million cedis for anyone who built without permit.
Mr Kojo Amadu, Revenue Superintendent, called for intensification of education on payment of taxes and appealed to traders and market women to find out from revenue collectors what they were expected to pay at the beginning of every year when the Assembly passed the fee-fixing resolution.
The district directorate of National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) organized the forum.
Miss Margaret May Sackey, District Director of the NCCE urged the participants to help to develop their community and the nation by paying their taxes promptly and educating their fellows to do same.
28 Feb. 07
Speaking at a tax education forum for market women and traders at Mankessim on Tuesday, Mr Quainoo-Arthur noted that activities of such unpatriotic employees of the Assembly had caused a great loss of revenue and warned that anyone caught in any dubious act would be summarily dismissed and the trader who connived with the employee would lose his or her store or stall.
He appealed to the market women and traders to report any employee of the Assembly who demanded favours from the to his office.
The DCE announced plans to upgrade the market to an ultra modern one estimated at 15 million US Dollars and said the drawing for the project was ready and sourcing of funds was in progress.
He said for the meantime, the Assembly had decided to gravel parts of the market, which get muddy when it rained to enable the market women to have some comfort during the rainy season.
The DCE stated that the Assembly had instituted a penalty of five million cedis for anyone who built without permit.
Mr Kojo Amadu, Revenue Superintendent, called for intensification of education on payment of taxes and appealed to traders and market women to find out from revenue collectors what they were expected to pay at the beginning of every year when the Assembly passed the fee-fixing resolution.
The district directorate of National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) organized the forum.
Miss Margaret May Sackey, District Director of the NCCE urged the participants to help to develop their community and the nation by paying their taxes promptly and educating their fellows to do same.
28 Feb. 07
