The Taraba State Board of Internal Revenue has warned all individuals diverting government-generated revenue to individual accounts to desist, or face the law.
Chairman of the State Board of Internal Revenue, Brigadier-General Jeremiah Faransa (Rtd), also called on the public to be wary of fake tax collectors, and pay their taxes only to the state’s Treasury Single Account.
Taraba State Governor, Agbu Kefas inaugurated the Board of Internal Revenue on June 19, with a mandate to enhance revenue collection mechanisms in the state.
Within over one month of assuming office, the Board Chairman, Brigadier-General Faransa, revealed that the state government’s internally generated revenue is being shortchanged by individuals, who issue illegal receipts, and divert taxes to private accounts.
He warned those who engage in such acts to desist, or be brought to book, as the Board is out to block leakages, and harmonise collection of the state’s internal revenue into the government’s Treasury Single Account to be used for the benefit of the people.
Faransa also charged the public to be wary of dubious tax collectors, and not to pay their taxes in cash, but into the state’s Treasury Single Account.
The Board Chairman also revealed that from the first week of August, the strict inspection of vehicle documents will begin in the state, and vehicle owners without updated papers will be prosecuted in mobile courts. This, he says, is also part of the strategy to enhance security.
The Taraba State Board of Internal Revenue also assured tax payers that all revenue generated will be channelled to implementation of government policies and programmes, that have direct impact on the citizens.
(Editor: Terverr Tyav)
