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� Motivation, Awareness Campaign and Incentive System for Own-Source Revenue Collection 11. Greater efforts to mobilise payment through information at ward-level and UP-level public meetings, citizen participation in decisions about resource use, public display of financial information, and proper accountability for the use of revenues, leading to greater willingness to pay. 12.. Motivational and awareness building campaign with citizens at UP and ward level for paying tax linking better service delivery by organizing brainstorming/ discussion/ interacting meeting with chairman, members and secretary for UP’s capacity building; 13.. Awareness campaign to empower and to increase access of information through IEC strategy to motivate tax-payers that revenues collected will be properly used to provide services that benefit them 14. The grant system should incorporate rewards based on performance of revenue collection against assessments (or based on increased revenue collection) 15. Introduce cash/kind award for targeted tax collection achievement to the best tax collector/secretary/reward to the regular tax payer; introduce special award/prizes/rewards/appreciation to the best chairman/member (public representatives) for targeted tax collection achievement in every division and a system of appreciation to the best tax payer at UP and ward level during open budget session in various forms � Robust follow-up and enforcement process 16. Introduce a M&E strategy for piloting of UP revenue mobilization through training on M&E Strategy to DF, DDLG and UCOs; 17. knowledge sharing on the basis of periodic monitoring and evaluation; and gradual introduction of simple computerised spreadsheets at UP for managing and monitoring local revenue collection .18. Gradual introduction of simple computerised spreadsheets for managing and monitoring local revenue collection. 23
� Policy Advocacy a. Policy advocacy to the government and ministry level in order to influence policy makers (i.e., LG Division of the Ministry of LGRDC) for updating the Model Tax Schedule, 2003. b. Advocacy, Networking, Liaison with government and local administration for returning the right of leasing Jolmohal and Hutbazar for leasing by UP up to the certain level of ceiling with UNO monitoring the tendering process ( now UP is getting 20% for the salary of the UP staff, 5% to the UP where the market is located and 45% to be deposited in the Upazila development fund to be distributed between the UPs in the Upazila). c. Advocacy program for increasing the IPTT tax to 2 percent from existing one percent, enhancing the UPs’ share of the Land Transfer Tax from 1% to 2%, introducing 3% (or higher) share of the Land Development Tax for UPs in return to their assistance with mobilising the tax and to identify one possible new revenue source for UPs is a small local tax on electricity (collected through the electricity company as a percentage addition to the electricity bill) d. Advocacy to appoint each UP a finance officer, with at least basic training in accounting and financial management and to take measures that Upazila Parishad’s new revenue sources should not be at the expenses of UPs revenue sources e. Increasing transparency and reliability in the allocation of intergovernmental fiscal transfers, with more of the transfers being paid directly to UPs and greater scope for local (UP) choice about the use of transfers f. Ensuring that any reforms of UPs revenues with mutual learning about good practices, and improved performance being shared between local governments units 24
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