Western’s new money system targets growth

The Western administration is now embarking on improving and strengthening its financial systems to enable internal revenue growth.
According to provincial administrator Robert Kaiyun, Western under the leadership of Governor Taboi Awi Yoto had identified education, health and agro-business as priorities for the next five years.
He said the provincial administration would now embark on strengthening systems to achieve envisioned outcomes.
Kaiyun thanked the acting Commissioner-General of Internal Revenue Commission (IRC), Dr Alois Daton, for visiting the province.
He stressed the need for more national agencies to take a keen interest in helping to get the province back on track.
Provincial finance manager Bill Avelon said the province would see an increase in its coffers through the arrangement with IRC.
He said his division was working tirelessly to align its activities with the national Government’s Medium Term Development Plan 3, Key Result Area 1, increased revenue and wealth creation.
Avelon said there was a decline in levies over the past years as the province had been dependant on mining royalties and little attention was given to other revenue streams.