The Plateau State Government said it was poised to fine tune and rectify all its tax laws towards boosting its Internally Generated Revenue (IGR).
Acting Chairman, Plateau State Internal Revenue Service (PSIRS) Mr. Dashe Arlat, made the disclosure Tuesday in a chat with journalists in Jos.
Arlat, who doubles as Chairman, Joint State Revenue Committee (JSRC), said, “All the members of the committee came together today so as to fine tune and rectify all the existing tax laws, which is to be passed to the State Executive in form of a bill.
“This bill is what the state government pledged last year to pass to the state House of Assembly so as to look into it and pass it towards boosting our revenue in the state, ” he stated.
The chairman added that the issue of boosting revenue in the face of the global recession and the need for diversification were part of the desire of the present administration.
He explained further that, “Today’s meeting was solely aimed at rectifying the bill that the committee has been working on since last year such as the revenue rate, levies, and fees of Local Government areas revenues for onward submission to the Executive Council of the state.”
As stated by him, “by the time we are through with this assignment and it gets to the House of Assembly, we are sure that all the revenue loopholes and leakages will be blocked.
“There is high expectation from and much pressure on the government to provide the desired social amenities and infrastructures to the people of the state.
“PSIRS is poised to explore all areas expected of us to ensure that we generate good revenue that could enable the government fulfill its promises to the Plateau citizens, ” he stated.
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