Background And  Introduction

Article 252 (2) of the 1992 Constitution of Ghana and the District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF) Act, (1993), Act 455 mandates Parliament to make provision for the allocation of not less than five per cent (5%) of the total revenue of Ghana to the District Assemblies’ Common Fund for the implementation of development programmes in the Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies.

Section 7(a) of the District Assemblies’ Common Fund Act, (1993) Act 455 also requires the Administrator of the District Assemblies’ Common Fund to propose annually for the approval of Parliament a Formula for Sharing the Common Fund to the District Assemblies.

In pursuance of Article 252 (2) of the 1992 Constitution and Section 7 (a) of the District Assemblies’ Common Fund (DACF) Act (1993), Act 455, the Hon. Majority Leader and Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Hon. F.K. Owusu-Adjapong, on Thursday, 15th March, 2007 laid before Parliament the Proposed Formula for Sharing the 2007 District Assemblies’ Common Fund.

Mr. Speaker referred the Proposed Formula to the Committee of the Whole for consideration and report. The Committee of the Whole met on Tuesday, 20th March, 2007, deliberated on the Proposed Formula and accordingly reports.