Decentralization in Sierra Leone - Research for Development
Decentralization in Sierra Leone - Research for Development
Decentralization in Sierra Leone - Research for Development
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<strong>Decentralization</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Sierra</strong> <strong>Leone</strong>5.5 Predict<strong>in</strong>g the Consequences of Giv<strong>in</strong>g Local Councils Sole Responsibility <strong>for</strong> Local RevenueCollection, by SexFrequency by AgeGroup (Percent)Females MalesWhat would bethe change if localcouncils tookcharge of all taxesand revenues?All RespondentsChange <strong>for</strong> thebetter 31.3 28.5 30.3Change <strong>for</strong> theworse 35.5 29.5 33.4No Change 19.0 26.6 21.6Don’t Know 14.2 15.4 14.7Total 100.0 100.0 100.05.6 Reasons <strong>for</strong> Predict<strong>in</strong>g Positive or Negative Consequences of Chang<strong>in</strong>g the local Tax System,by DistrictFrequency by District (Percent Agree<strong>in</strong>g, MultipleAnswers Possible)Give Reasons <strong>for</strong> Bo Bombali Kono WARDyour views onchang<strong>in</strong>g thelocal tax system?All RespondentsLocal councils, nottraditionalauthorities, areservice deliveryagencies12.5 30.4 58.5 63.1 40.2Local taxes shouldfund local services 34.0 65.7 95.2 87.7 70.7Local Councils’f<strong>in</strong>ancialmanagement ismore modern andefficientTax collection isthe responsibility oftraditionalauthoritiesRural people wouldrefuse to pay taxesto anyone buttraditionalauthoritiesLocal taxes are thechiefdoms’ onlysource of revenue23.3 37.6 66.0 45.1 43.373.9 77.8 73.5 41.0 66.574.5 81.5 65.3 39.3 65.548.3 54.8 74.2 N/A 58.1Other 4.9 0.0 6.1 4.9 3.9Fanthorpe Consultancy Ltd Page 104
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