The newly appointed chairman of the Ekiti State internal Revenue Service, Mr Olaniran Olatona has vowed to significantly increase the internally generated revenue (IGR) of the state in a bid to reduce the dependence of the state meager monthly allocation from the federation account.
Mr Olatona who made the pledge in Ado Ekiti reiterated the commitment of the administration of Governor Biodun Oyebanji to rapidly develop the state and provide conducive atmosphere for businesses to thrive.
Olatona explained that the focus include removing the toga of “ civil servant service” and making the state business friendly as well as economically viable.
Noting that the state has great potentials of becoming one of the best states in the country, the IRS boss said that the state is rich in human and materials resources as well as abundant fertile land.
He said that IRS would boost payment of taxes in the state with a boost in orientation and education of stakeholders attributed.
Olatona assured that the IRS would create and sustain a good relationship with the people and communities adding that there would be regular stakeholders briefings to develop partnership with all taxable adults towards curbing the usual resistance to payment of taxes.
He highlighted the benefits of paying taxes to include government empowerment to creating a better life for the people as well as the joy of doing the right thing and being a good citizen.
According to him, the IRS would also commence a new innovation of plowing back into communities as incentives to prompt payment of taxes, apart from other government’s main projects adding that communities could benefit from several projects initiated by the Revenue Service.
He listed some of the incentives/ rewards to communities include construction of bore holes, public toilets.
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