Court fines 25 for nonpayment of property rate

Tarkwa, Dec.19, GNA-The Tarkwa Nsueam revenue department at the end of the second quarter of this year sued 25 people in court for nonpayment of property rate.

Most of the defaulters who were indebted as far back as 2007 till date were fined by a Tarkwa Magistrate court in the sum of 1,264.00 Ghana cedis.

Mr. Niii Okia, municipal revenue officer disclosed this in an interview with the Ghana News Agency at Tarkwa.

He said the refusal of citizens to honor the payment of property rates had contributed to the low performance of revenue generation in the assembly, adding that the continuous failure to pay such taxes promptly will slow down development in the municipality.

He said his outfit will put up measures that will intensify the collection of property rates in the coming years.

Mr. Okia encouraged Ghanaians to pay their property rates without delay to enable their leaders to initiate more projects in their respective communities.