MPG reports revenue decline due to poor infrastructure in the province

BY SAMIE WAIKORI

The Malaita provincial government has reported a decline in its revenue and has blamed this on poor infrastructure in the province.

Premier Elijah Asilaua revealed this when presenting the 2024/2025 revised budget speech on the floor of assembly last week in Auki.

“Our revenues constantly dropped in the last three fiscal years at five percent annually from 2021-2024 due to bad roads, bridges, and infrastructures.

“This causes disconnection and lack of economic activities which force our population to heavily migrate to the national capital Honiara in search of better opportunities.

“I hope our revenue mobilisation strategy will improve the revenue collections from the learning implications,” he said.

Asilaua also said the current infrastructure development experience in various part of the province will boost the province’s revenue collection.

Recently, the Australian funded 42km road upgrade project from Auki to Maoa on the southern corridor had been completed and providing access to economic activities in the region.

The SIRAP project has also funded number of bridges and road upgrade projects in the northern and eastern corridors of the province.

There is infrastructure projects proposed for the province like Auki Road tar-seal and Auki-Bina tar-seal projects that will contribute a lot to strengthen the revenue based of the province.

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