KMA APPROVES 2025 BUDGET AND ACTION PLAN
The 2nd Ordinary Meeting of the 1st Session of the 9thKumasi Metropolitan Assembly was held at the Prempeh Assembly Hall on Thursday, October 30, 2024 and Tuesday 12th November, 2024.
The purpose of the meeting was to present, discuss and approve the 2025 Annual Action Plan (AAP), Fee-Fixing Resolution, Composite Budget and the 2025 Revenue Improvement Plan.
Presentations were done by the Planning and Budget and Rating Units of the Assembly on the proposed AAP and Budget for the year 2025, reviewing the assembly’s revenue sources and expenditure performance for 2024.
The Annual Action Plan for 2025 contains 126 activities which the KMA plans to undertake and categorised into Assets, Goods, and Services to enhance the development of Kumasi and the livelihood of the populace.
According to the presentation on the Revenue Improvement Plan, the KMA has developed strategies and a matrix to improve its revenue for 2025 from rates, land and royalties, licences (Business Operating Permits), fees, fines and penalties, rent, investments among others.
Metro Chief Executive, Hon. Samuel Pyne presented the Authority Report which shed light on critical insight and key developments that will propel the Assembly forward. He said the recommendations and strategies outlined in the report represented the collective vision for a more vibrant, impactful, and inclusive Assembly responsive to the needs of the communities.
He urged the Assembly members to take active roles in addressing some of the Assembly’s challenges with regards to sanitation and waste management at the electoral area or community level.