Assessing Impacts Of Land Registration On Revenue Collection In Jimma Town, Jimma Zone, Oromia Regional State.

Abstract

The aim of this study was to assess the impact of land registration system on local revenue collection in Jimma city administration. Registration of land and land related properties would be crucial in improving land management and development in addition to these helps to generate high amount of land related revenue. The objective of the study is to identify institutional, technical, financial and motivational factors in land registration system. Based on the nature, scope, objectives, time and available resources, a cross-sectional survey research design was employed in this research. A cross-sectional research design is employed to gather large amount of relevant data at a single point in time. The research was conducted using descriptive research approach to collect both qualitative and quantitative types of data from both primary and secondary sources, where the primary data were collected from total of 110 randomly and non-randomly selected households and focus group discussion from four selected kebeles and offices. This approach was achieving the objective of the study and to measure and describe the factors in land registration system on revenue collection. In these studies, the researcher employed different data gathering instruments. The major data gathering techniques suggested for this research studies was: Questionnaire, interview and observation. Based on the analysis land registration system on revenue collection practice of Jimma city is generally recognized as poor land registration system on revenue collection. Lack of enough finance lack adequate financial supply, lack of skilled human power and shortage of adequate serviced land registrations are among the major problems facing Jimma City Administration. As the result, the major problem of inefficient revenue mobilization in Jimma can be create inefficient modern cadaster and real property registration system and lack of public from collecting land and property tax of the city. Examining the relationship between land registrations with tax revenue the researcher use purposive sampling method. Most of the sampled respondent (86%) believes that there has been knowledge about land registration. And official (experts) also believe that land registration is important on revenue collection in the study area. There is complementary relationship between land registration and revenue collection. The trends of revenue change due to land registration system. And also the introduction of cadastral system increase revenue collection. On the basis of the findings the study provides sound recommendation for further study and the city administration in general.