Kibanga Ampiga Mkoloni
JF-Expert Member
- Aug 9, 2007
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Economy
Main economic activities taking place in Ilala Municipal Council are retailing businesses including small and medium shops, Hotels, bars and restaurants, Transportation services, clearing and forwarding, Agro businesses, Medical businesses, Handcraft Businesses, Banking businesses, Construction Business.
2.2 Revenue collection
The Municipal revenue depends on collections levied on several economic activities taking place in its area. These economic activities include Industrial and Agricultural production activities, Commercial activities of selling goods and fishing. These activities play a significant role to the Municipal economy in terms of revenue and in provision of job opportunities
2.2.1 Revenue
The main sources of revenue for the Municipality are:
1. Municipal Service Levy
2. Property Tax
3. Trade Licenses
4. Wrong Car parking Fees
5. Cattle Auction Fees
6. Slaughtering Fees
The amount of revenue collected has been increasing since 2007 as shown in the table below:
Usage of Revenue
The collected revenue is used to facilitate and finance the following;
i. Development projects (own source) 30%
Education (building of schools)
ii. Contribution towards community activities 10%
ii. Recurrent Expenditure 60%
Main economic activities taking place in Ilala Municipal Council are retailing businesses including small and medium shops, Hotels, bars and restaurants, Transportation services, clearing and forwarding, Agro businesses, Medical businesses, Handcraft Businesses, Banking businesses, Construction Business.
2.2 Revenue collection
The Municipal revenue depends on collections levied on several economic activities taking place in its area. These economic activities include Industrial and Agricultural production activities, Commercial activities of selling goods and fishing. These activities play a significant role to the Municipal economy in terms of revenue and in provision of job opportunities
2.2.1 Revenue
The main sources of revenue for the Municipality are:
1. Municipal Service Levy
2. Property Tax
3. Trade Licenses
4. Wrong Car parking Fees
5. Cattle Auction Fees
6. Slaughtering Fees
The amount of revenue collected has been increasing since 2007 as shown in the table below:
| Table: Trend of collection performance for past four years 2006/07 to 2009/2010 |
| YEAR | ESTIMATES | ACTUAL | PERCENT (%) |
| 2006/2007 | 8,000,000,000 | 8,118,010,190 | 101 |
| 2007/2008 | 9,119,766,781 | 9,816,911,849 | 108 |
| 2008/2009 | 12,000,000,000 | 9,590,484,128 | 80 |
| 2009/2010 | 13,393,350,000 | 10,759,188,178 | 80 |
| July- Feb, 2011 | 14,118,228,000 | 7850,000,000 | |
| TOTAL | 46,134,594,345 | 90 |
| Revenue collection as outlined in Table below from the main sources of revenue for Ilala |
| REVENUE SOURCE | ACTUAL AMOUNT COLLECTED IN THE YEAR | |||
| 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |
| | | | | |
| Service Levy | 3,761,262,946 | 4,221,285,854 | 4,501,344,015 | 5,077,677,864 |
| Billboards | 1,052,405,515 | 1,195,092,812 | 1,266,911,743 | 1,097,209,505 |
| Property Tax | 1,341,248,146 | 1,475,536,667 | 1,193,352,246 | 1,759,093,901 |
| Hotel Levy | 103,000,000 | 133,895,448 | 157,571,605 | 210,514,729 |
| Other taxes | 1,860,093,583 | 2,791,101,068 | 2,471,304,519 | 2,614,692,179 |
| TOTAL | 8,118,010,190 | 9,816,911,849 | 9,590,484,128 | 10,759,188,178 |
Usage of Revenue
The collected revenue is used to facilitate and finance the following;
i. Development projects (own source) 30%
Education (building of schools)
- Health (building and equipment to hospitals
- Health centre and dispensaries.
- Road and bridges construction and rehabilitation
- Ward and village development projects.
ii. Contribution towards community activities 10%
- Relief assistance to individuals and vulnerable Groups
- Contribution and assistance to disasters and hazards events
- School fees and other education assistance to vulnerable students
ii. Recurrent Expenditure 60%
- Personnel Emoluments (salaries, wages, etc.)
- Personnel Benefits (Allowance, honorarium, travel tickets, training, and other privileges)
- Administration expenses (Councillors allowances, meetings, utilities (water, electricity, telephone, fuel, etc.), and transport.
- Peace and order expenses (i.e. auxiliary police, militia, legal and attorney, etc.
- Furniture and office equipment.
