BY SAMIE WAIKORI

The Malaita provincial government continues to face setback with its internal revenue collection, an ongoing issue despite its efforts to address it.

The current MPG regime is putting together policies to improve its revenue collection through a revenue mobilisation strategy, vital to strengthen its service delivery.

In rolling-out the strategy, MPG has this year gauged more than SBD $6 million from its revenue sources.

“I wish to announce that the government through the treasury division has gauged our own source revenue of $6,827,135 for this fiscal year.

“This will go in line with the revenue mobilisation strategies starting with our revenue sources in Auki and moving to our respective wards and Honiara,” MPG Finance Minister, Lemuel Kevianga said.

However, he stressed there is still huge responsibility to ensure all internal revenue sources are lawfully register and support by the planned reviews of the province’s business ordinances.

“We all need an effective team networking between local business owners, ward development committees, provincial administration and the assembly to realise all revenue potentials that the province has forgone in the recent years,” Kevianga said.

In the meantime, the minister appealed to 33 MPAs in Malaita province to support the revenue mobilization strategy in their wards.

“We, as Members of the Provincial Assembly (MPAs) need collaborations with our ward development committees and ward support officer to identify revenue sources in our respective wards.

“I must highlight again that, there have been ongoing illegal business operations and undertakings in all the wards, which need to register as soon as possible to serve the purpose of increasing tax collections by the provincial government,” he said.

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