Government strips councils

Gov’t strips councils of tax collection Criticisms trail ministers’ decision with many saying it’s a “coup on decentralisation By Norbert Wasso Binde with background details by Noela Ebob besong and Doh James Sonkey The Cameroonian government officially regains control of local taxation. Through a joint decree signed by the Minister of Finance, Louis Paul Motaze, and the Minister of Decentralization and Local Development, Georges Elanga Obam, councils, city councils and subdivisonal councils, have been stripped of their authority to issue, assess, and collect local taxes, transitioning these powers direct;y to the state. The directive by both ministers has provoked groundswell…