Kano govt set to review revenue generation laws

The Kano State government has announced plans to review its current tax laws to improve overall revenue generation in the state, as the existing laws are considered outdated and ineffective.

This information was shared on Wednesday by Dr. Zaid Abubakar, the Executive Chairman of the state Internal Revenue Service, during the KIRS Annual Performance Review for 2024 and the Strategic Planning session for 2025.

According to him, “Already,the state governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has given approval for the review of such laws before the end of the first quarter of this year.

He therefore stated that “We have to rewrite the laws because approval has been given by His Excellency Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf which we hope to do before the end of first quarter of this year.”

He said reviewing the tax laws was necessary to enhance overall revenue generation in the state as the existing tax laws are obsolete and ineffective.

Dr. Abubakar, added the organisation had introduced central revenue account to ensure transparency and accountabilityad as well as to block all leakages.

“In addition the service has introduced tax payer engagement as part of measures to ensure that all tax payers are fully sentitisesd on the activities on the activities of the service,” he said

He however disclosed that “The tax payer engagement is aimed at coming closer to tax payers to reduce the work burden on our staff as we have to closely engage them.

Earlier, the Special Adviser on Revenue, Prof. Ibrahim Barde urged the service to address some of challenges bedeviling revenue generation in the state.

He said the state government is considering the possibility of introducing collection of revenue on Agricultural produce in the state.

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