BY SAMIE WAIKORI

The Asilaua led Malaia Economic, Cooperation and Transformation Government (MECTG) will revisit the province’s revenue mobilisation strategy.

The strategy was introduced by the Suidani led MARA government and made significant stride in addressing revenue collection in the province.

Premier Elijah Asilaua has recently called for the comeback of the strategy, seeing the necessity to strengthen revenue collection in the province.   

“The government through the treasury division has again revisiting our revenue mobilisation strategies starting with our revenue sources in Auki and moving to our respective wards and Honiara.

“There is still a huge responsibility required to ensure all internal revenue sources are lawfully registered and supported by the planned reviews of our 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 this Province has forgone in recent years,” he said.

On the same note, the premier urged colleague MPAs to collaborate with their Ward Development Committees (WDCs) and Ward Support Officers (WSOs) to identify revenue sources in their wards.

He noted that illegal business operations and undertakings are rife in 33 wards across the province that need to get registered.

Asilaua voiced that by registering the businesses, they will serve the purpose of increasing tax collections by the provincial government.

He said the revenue mobilization strategy becomes a key priority of MPG, which will have significant impacts on its service delivery.

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