By Stephen Adeleye (NAN)
The Chairman, Kogi State Board of Internal Revenue Service (KGIRS) Mr Sule Enehe, has assured that the agency would achieve 100 per cent of the estimated 2023 Budget target.
Enehe gave the assurance at a press conference and interactive session with Journalists in his office, Monday in Lokoja.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Governor Yahaya Bello, had presented an estimated budget of N172.1billion for 2023 fiscal year, and set revenue target for KGIRS.
The chairman said the KGIRS had put machinery in place plug all loopholes leading to revenue losses as observed in the state, assuring that the target would be met and surpassed.
He promised that when fully activated, the internal revenue accruing to the state would be better enhanced.
According to him, KGIRS intends to bring in more persons into the tax net, as many businesses are yet to be captured, thereby leading to loss of revenue.
The chairman added that KGIRS had motivated its staff with improved salary and welfare packages, who are ever ready to perform effectively.
Enehe added that regular promotion, other welfare packages for staff had served as a boost for improved revenue generation.
He assured that under his leadership, the service would surpass the state’s internally generated of the previous year and exceed the 2023 target.
He reiterated that the State did not have the issues of multiple taxations describing the notion by the people as ‘misinformation’.
He, however assured that the agency was working to checkmate the activities of illegal revenue collectors, leading to what many misconstrued as double taxations.
The chairman restated his commitment and resolute to reposition the KGIRS towards better service delivery.
”We are not where we need to be. We are however overhauling our area offices and re-energizing them towards improved service delivery.
”These and many other efforts are on going to improve the internally generated revenue of the state,” he said.
He added that the KGIRS was seriously engaging on sensitisation of the public on the need to be aware of legal taxes and revenue expected to be paid in the state.
He warned all illegal tax collectors in the state, who were always dragging the name of the KGIRS into the mud, to desist or face the consequences of their actions henceforth. (NAN)(www.nannews.ng)