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OFFICE
OF THE ADMINISTRATOR OF STOOL LANDS & FORESTRY
COMMISSION
STUMPAGE/RENT DISBURSEMENT REPORT FOR 1ST OCTOBER
2002 - 31ST DECEMBER, 2002
INTRODUCTION
The
office of Administrator of Stool Lands (OASL)
and
Forestry Commission (FC) are responsible for the
management of the Forest proceeds on behalf of
stool
landowners. While the FC manages the Forest and
collects revenue by way of stumpage the OASL ensures
that the stool landowners are fairly treated in
the context of the disbursement of any stumpage
in accordance with
the prevailing laws.
To
enhance transparency in the disbursement of any
forest proceeds,
the OASL and FC have jointly agreed in a memorandum
of understanding to publish this quarterly report.
FEES
FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF FOREST RESERVES
For
the management of the Forest on behalf of the Government
and the Stool Landowners, the Forestry Commission
is authorised to retain some percentage of the
stumpage as fees.
Such
fees are applied to finance staff remuneration,
administration operational (services) and investment
(capital) expenses. Currently, the following rates
are applicable.
| TYPE OF FOREST |
FC'S SHARE |
STOOL LAND OWNERS AND OTHERS |
| ON-RESERVE |
60% |
40% |
| OFF-RESERVE |
60% |
40% |
Thus, 40% and 60% of any shareable revenue from
the Forest Reserve and Off-Reserve respectively
become available for disbursement to other stakeholders
as stated below.
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BASIS OF DISBURSEMENT
Section 267 (Sub section 6) of the 1992 constitution of the Republic of Ghana provides that the net Revenue
accruing from Stumpage/Rent after providing for
FC's management fees and 10% for the OASL shall
be distributed as follows:
| 25% to Stool |
¢ 1.308 billion |
| 55% to District Assembly |
¢ 2.877 billion |
| 20% to Traditional Council |
¢ 1.046 billion |
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STATUS OF FOREST PROCEEDS: SUMMARY
Status of Contractors Indebtedness
1. Balance of Timber contractors indebtedness
(not in dispute)
2. Add invoices issued to contractors during the
quarter
Total
3. Less payment received from contractors during the quarter
4. Amount owed by contractors
as at end of quarter.
Status of payment due stool landowners etc.
1. Share of amount owed by contractors
2. Add share of amount collected by FC but not
disbursed to stool landowners
3. Total amount due the stool land owners as at
end of quarter
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Payments made to beneficiaries
during quarter
During the quarter payments made
to beneficiaries were:
| |
¢ |
¢ |
| 1. Forest Commission Management Fees |
|
8,233,762,260.11 |
| 2. Administrator of Stool Lands Office |
|
581,350,942.26 |
| 3. Stool Land amount |
1,227,412,689.61 |
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| 4. District Assemblies |
2,729,718,104.01 |
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| 5. Traditional Council |
1,000,786,076.26 |
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| SUB TOTAL |
|
4,957,916,869.88 |
| GRAND TOTAL |
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13,773,030,072.25 |
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REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION
On Regional basis the disbursement was as follows:
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REGION
|
FC 60% |
OASL 10% |
STOOLS |
DIST. ASSEM. |
TRAD. COUNCIL |
TOTAL |
| ASHANTI |
1,676,693,562.05 |
113,011,420.80 |
253,579,041.89 |
558,225,746.88 |
203,501,692.76 |
2,805,011,464.38 |
| WESTERN |
3,470,630,774.25 |
252,346,506.73 |
506,248,364.11 |
1,112,730,612.62 |
405,254,087.58 |
5,747,210,345.29 |
| EASTERN |
512,543,450.35 |
34,189,563.34 |
68,360,945.95 |
151,143,058.61 |
55,743,355.44 |
821,980,373.69 |
| B/AHAFO |
2,056,408,261.08 |
146,099,298.57 |
319,435,440.22 |
732,083,072.11 |
272,171,765.04 |
3,526,197,837.02 |
| CENTRAL |
402,181,799.71 |
27,114,691.98 |
60,372,556.54 |
132,819,623.78 |
48,350,262.72 |
670,838,934.73 |
| VOLTA |
99,512,412.67 |
7,536,660.84 |
17,047,540.90 |
37,504,690.01 |
13,638,032.72 |
175,239,337.14 |
| GR/ACCRA |
15,792,000.00 |
1,052,800.00 |
2,368,800.00 |
5,211,300.00 |
2,126,880.00 |
26,551,780.00 |
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TOTAL
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8,233,762,260.11 |
581,350,942.26 |
1,227,412,689.61 |
2,729,718,104.01 |
1,000,786,076.26 |
13,773,030,072.25 |
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