Benue State Governor, Mr. Samuel Ortom, said his administration is putting in measures to generate N18 billion as Internally Generated Revenue (IGR), per annum.
Governor Ortom stated this when he visited the site of the Permanent Headquarters of Benue State Internal Revenue Service (BIRS) to inspect the ongoing reconstruction.
Fielding questions from journalists, the Governor reiterated his commitment to the fight against illegal tax activity in the state.
Ortom said the state is determined to do away with all illegal tax activity, and commended BIRS for its performance.
He expressed confidence that with the expected performance of the service the state was expecting to hit a target of 18 billion Naira per annum as it generates between N800 and N700 million monthly at the moment.
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The governor who had also inspected the construction work at an office complex for the Benue Geographic Information System (BENGIS), Ministry of Lands and Survey, commended BIRS for living up to its responsibility, saying he decided to embark on the inspection of the two sites owing to their importance in the raising of the state’s IGR.
Ortom who promised that BIRS will relocate to its permanent Head office complex within the next six weeks, said with the synergy between the Ministry of Lands and Survey and BIRS, the issue of staggered processing of Certificates Of Occupancy, will be a thing of the past.
