THE EFFICIENCY OF LOCAL REVENUE GENERATION THROUGH THE USE OF ALRO AREAS: A CASE STUDY OF BAN KHO SUBDISTRICT MUNICIPALITY, MUEANG DISTRICT, KHON KAEN PROVINCE

Abstract

 The current study aimed to explore the current use of Agricultural Land Reform (ALRO land for economic activities and to propose guidelines for revenue development of Ban Kho Subdistrict Municipality, Mueang District, Khon Kaen Province, through the use of ALRO land. The authors employed a case study design and collected data via in-depth interviews of 20 key informants. Including famers who owned ALRO lands, local administrators, and local officials who were purposefully selected. Data were also collected from land-use databases and fieldwork. We found that local residents use the ALRO land for rice farming which is an economic activity that does not generate substantial tax revenues for the municipality. In order to generate more tax revenues, the municipality should adopt the following five strategic guidelines: 1); promotion of poultry farming; 2) promotion of dairy cattle farming; 3) promotion of inward investment in agricultural industries; 4) review and update local tax revenues and ALRO land use information; and 5) development of revenue collection personnel.