The government is set to introduce a digital system for collecting property rates as part of measures to improve the internally generated revenue of Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs).
Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Mahama Ayariga, announced the plan on Monday, October 5, 2026, during the Government Accountability Series.
Under the proposed system, property rate payments will be integrated with mobile money platforms, while property and spatial information from relevant state institutions will be brought together to improve the identification and collection of rates.
Mr Ayariga said the reform is intended to ensure that assemblies receive the full amount of property rates due to them while limiting leakages associated with the current collection process.
“Digital systems will reduce opportunities for partial payments and unnecessary intermediaries, while strengthening transparency and ensuring that the State captures the full statutory rates due,” he said.
The Minister explained that the digital approach would make the payment process more transparent and reduce the role of intermediaries in collecting property rates.
He said the additional revenue generated through the reform would help finance development projects within local communities.
These projects, he noted, would include roads, streetlights, pavements and drainage infrastructure.
Mr Ayariga further indicated that a more reliable property-rate revenue system could eventually support other financing options for municipal authorities, including the use of municipal bonds where appropriate.
The proposed reforms form part of broader efforts by the government to strengthen the financial capacity of MMDAs and improve their ability to fund development at the local level.
