- Evasion they say makes you a law breaker and a cheat to other citizens*
Today His Excellency Governor Darius Dickson Ishaku launched the Core e-IGR. The Core e-IGR is a technology which is used in capturing the number of tax payers in the state and automatically followes up the tax payer. The event took place at the gym hall Jolly Nyame stadium Jalingo.
Governor Darius in his statement said it is his desire to revamp the IGR of the state and that is why he has gone this far to initiate a workable means of making this work. Ishaku said it is for this purpose that he was able to put the Jalingo airport into use making the flight daily. He said if we are to consolidate more on the rescue mission then other means must be initiated and that has moved him to getting a more viable means which is the Core e-IGR.
The Governor said severally he has cried out to the FG on the aspect of the minerals resources which is in quantity in the state but until now Has not been addressed. He said the federal government can not own a mineral which is found beneath the surface and the state owns the land, this he said will bring rancour if not well Addressed
Darius said it is his yearnings that his administration will continue to raise the morals of our teaming youths through empowerment and also to reduce the rate of unemployment. The Rescue mission he said will stop at nothing in making sure that more means of generating funds for the state is worked out and will make sure that Taraba becomes a envy in the entire North. Ishaku said there are lot of things to bring into the state but connectivity most times is the problem because money begat money and more money begat bigger money.
Governor Darius said in his inaugural speech in 2015 he made mention of his administration enhancing pursuits in infrastructure, development and boast in agriculture. This he said has been a reference even outside this country and he will consolidate on the new revenue collection regime to build a standard Tax payers recored and Proper remittance. Darius said Taraba state board of internal revenue is the core arm of revenue collection and all others are illegal and must be discontinued immediately.
The Governor ended by saying if 1 million people pays 150 Naira per Annum as Tax then they would be increasing the state IGR with one hundred and fifty million Naira which will aid him to drill over 100 boreholes in different communities in the state
The permanent Secretary Ministry of Finance who spoke on how the state generates it's revenue said Tax is one of the most means in which the state generate her revenue but unfortunately most citizens doesn't like paying Tax and this has dropped the income of the state drastically. He said with the introduction and initiation of the Core e-IGR technology it will go along way in managing the generation of Tax digitally and also boast the savings of the state.
Nelson C. Len
SA New Media Governor Darius Dickson Ishaku
