Kano Targets N80bn IGR, to Prosecute Tax Defaulters in 2025
Kano Targets N80bn IGR, to Prosecute Tax Defaulters in 2025
The Kano State Government, below the management of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, will start the prosecution of all tax defaulters in 2025 as a part of its main reforms in tax administration.
This was contained in a press release issued by the Governor’s spokesperson, Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, in Kaduna.
According to the assertion, Dr. Zaid Abubakar, the Executive Chairman of Kano State Internal Revenue Service (KIRS), made the disclosure throughout a presentation to the Governor on the ongoing High-Level Retreat for high authorities officers.
Dr. Zaid Abubakar clarified that the reform shouldn’t be geared toward rising taxes however at bettering the effectivity of tax assortment and guaranteeing compliance with tax laws.
The assertion additional famous that Kano State has projected the era of over twenty billion naira in income every quarter of 2025.
It is price recalling that Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf relieved the instant previous chairman of the income service and appointed a brand new administration construction.
This choice has considerably improved the company’s efficiency within the third and fourth quarters of 2024.
To guarantee efficient reforms in income era, the Governor will fee a brand new mannequin for tax assortment.
This mannequin is anticipated to considerably enhance income era for the 2025 fiscal yr, enabling the administration to meet its marketing campaign guarantees throughout varied vital sectors of improvement.
Signed:
Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa
Director General,
Media and Publicity
Government House, Kano
