December 19, (THEWILL) – Ogun State Government has lauded the contributions of Dangote Cement Plc, China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC), Nigeria Limited and JP Industry Limited, among others, for contributing to the state’s internally generated revenue (IGR).
The Commissioner for Finance and Chief Economic Adviser to the Governor, Dapo Okubadejo, disclosed this in Abeokuta during a cocktail party organised by the Ogun Internal Revenue Service (OGIRS).
Okubadejo, who thanked the tax compliant agents of the companies and others, including Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro, said that the contributions of their Public-Private Partnership (PPP) initiatives to the economic development of the state could not be downplayed.
He opined that the event was in recognition of the commitment of the agents and a way of getting closer to taxpayers, improving relationships and sharing ideas and recommendations that would enhance service delivery.
“The contributions of the Public-Private Partnership initiative in generating resources for economic development of the State cannot be downplayed, which explains the mechanisms put in place by the government to encourage investors.
“Government cannot function without private sectors’ collaboration, so it beholds us to put in place all necessary mechanisms to attract, appreciate and encourage them to do business with us in Ogun State, by creating the enabling environment, removing all red tapes and bottlenecks, to actually provide seamless and efficient service delivery” Okubadejo said.
Speaking, the Chairman, of OGIRS, Mr Olugbenga Olaleye, reiterated the statutory and legal bidding of payment of taxes in any governance all over the world, noting that sustainable development could be achieved when all taxable adults pay appropriate taxes as and when due.
“Tax is statutory. We all know that the revenue allocation in Nigeria is reducing and the only sustainable source of revenue for any government is taxation, as people will always be there to give back to the government to get the economy moving”, he said
In his address, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Revenue, Mr Abiodun Adeleye, said that digitalisation of all tax processes would enhance ease of doing business, especially the expansion of tax net and collection of appropriate taxes from all taxable residents in an efficient and transparent manner.
Earlier, a representative of JP Industry Limited, who spoke on behalf of other tax compliant agents, Mr Okorie Emmanuel, appreciated the state government for the honour, saying the event was first of its kind.
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