JTB to Adopt Kwara IRS Blueprint

Date: 2017-03-13

The Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, Mr Babatunde Fowler says the National Joint Tax Board will adopt the blueprint of the Kwara State Internal Revenue Service.

Fowler disclosed this at the opening of the 137th Joint Tax Board meeting in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital on Monday.

He noted that the decision to adopt KWIRS blueprint of changing the people, process and technology for tax collection and management was premised on the success the State has recorded in increasing its Internally Generated Revenue (IGR).

The FIRS boss expressed optimism that other states will record the same success if the Kwara blueprint is followed thoroughly.

He also commended the state government for judiciously using the revenue generated to increase the standard of living of the people through provision of infrastructure.

Fowler therefore, charged the State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed to advocate the adoption of Kwara State model of granting autonomy to its revenue service by other state governors.

While declaring open the meeting, Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed noted that tax authorities across the country can benefit tremendously from synergy and cross-pollination of ideas.

Alhaji Ahmed stated that while the ongoing recession has restricted the ability of government at all levels to meet all obligations, the state's tax-funded Infrastructure Development Fund, IFK, is helping it fund high-value projects.

He, therefore, appealed to all to join hands with the government in improving the revenue profile of the state. Governor Ahmed noted that tax payment is a civic responsibility and stressed that government cannot provide the required infrastructure without tax revenue.

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Ayinde Oki     Olusin Of Ijara Isin     Gbadeyan Gbadura Yomi     Akeem Lawal     Abdullah Janet Amudat     Abdulkadir Akanbi-Oke     Alikinla     Doyin Group     Police Commissioner     Isapa     Abdulrazaq Sanni     Mansurat Amuda-Kannike     Saheed Akinwumi     Adekunle David Dunmade     Elerinjare-Ibobo     Aishat Mohammed Lawal     Yahaya Seriki     Niyi Osundare     Waziri Yakubu Gobir     Hamidu Olowo     Eleyele     Suwa-Arabs     Oniyangi Kunle Sulaiman     PPS     Mubarak Oladosu     Kwha.gov.ng     Omu Aran     Ballah     Adedayo Yusuf Abdulkareem     Ganiyu Taofiq     Ubandoma     Abdulsalam A. Yusuf     Olateju Lukman     Mohammed Yisa     Nigerian Supreme Council For Islamic Affairs     College Of Education     Vasolar Consultoria     Eleja     Ayotunde Emmanuel Alao     Amosa     Daud Adeshola     Kayode Laro     Kwara Poly     Baboko     Chemiroy Nigeria Limited     Ilorin Durbar     Arca Santa     Bolakale Saka     Nigeria Foundation For Artificial Intelligence     Emir Of Lafiagi     Oluranti Idowu     Abdullahi AbdulMajeed     Ayedun     Alao Ayotunde     Teachers Specific Allowance     Haashim Initiative For Community Advancement     Aisha Ahman Pategi     Islamic Development Bank     NSCIA     Emir Of Yashikira     Lai Gobir     UNILORIN Alumni Association     Sidikat Alaya     ANCOPPS     Yusuf Abdulwahab     Arinola Lawal     Bolakale Ayo     Aso-ofi     Raliat AbdulRazaq     Sam Okaula     Abdulmumin Yinka Ajia     Ibrahim Labaika     Earlyon Technologies     Olanrewju Okanlawon Musa     Muyiwa Oladipo Kanu     Road Transport Employers Association Of Nigeria     Alliance For Democracy    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa     Moses Rahman Popoola     Charles Ibitoye     Ekweremadu     Abdulwaheed Musa     Oju Ekun Sarumi     Oloriegbe     Majlis For Sadakah, Zakat And Waqf     John Olobayo     Abdulraheem Yusuf     Akeem Olatunji     UNILORIN Alumni Association     Halimat Yusuf     Ojo Fadumila     Idris Garba     Iyabo Adewuyi     IPSAS     Chikanda     Ibrahim Taiwo     Olanrewju Okanlawon Musa     IFK     Abdullahi Biffo     Isiaka Alikinla     COVID-19 Palliatives     Oni Adebayo     Femi Agbaje     Mamatu Abdullahi     Oyawoye     Abdulwahab Ololele     Seni Saraki     Yoruba     Ayodele Kuburat Olaosebikan     Raliat AbdulRazaq     Oba Of Jebba     Mohammed Ibrahim     Kwara State Coalition Of Business And Professional Associations     Rafiu Ibrahim     Yomi Adeboye     Gambari     Falokun-Oja     Nupe     Sarkin Malamai     Kazeem Gbolagade     ER-KANG     Sulyman Tejidini     Simeon Ajibola     Wahab Isa     Raliat Islamic Foundation     Bola Tinubu     Folorunsho Alao     Alabi Lawal     Bukola Saraki     Muhammad Yahya     Bolakale Kawu     Sabi     C2c@kwarastate.gov.ng     Gbemi Saraki     Abdullahi AbdulMajeed     Air Peace     Bibire Ajape     Adedeji Onimago     Adisa Logun     Aremu Odolaye     Khadijat Ayoola Yusuf     Oba Abdulrahim     Bareke     Aliyu Kora Sabi     Mary Arinde     Paul Odama     Lasiele Alabi Yahaya     AbdulRauf Keji     Adamu Ibrahim Sabi     Mufti Of Ilorin     Ohoro Of Shao     Mashood Dauda     Ibrahim Gambari     Sanitation Exercise