CITN lauds Kaduna government for its strides in effective tax administration
The President and Chairman of Council of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN), Mr Adesina Adedayo, has lauded the Kaduna State Government for its strides in effective tax administration and utilisation of internally generated revenue of the State.
In a statement in Lagos, Adedayo gave the appraisal, saying that the Kaduna Government was acting in accordance with CITN recommendations for state governments.
The CITN has noted the carefully planned and professional approach in which the Executive Governor of the State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, has combined quality men and materials, in advancing best practices in revenue administration in Kaduna State.
“His actions are in tandem with the recommendations of the Institute to State Governments and their revenue agencies on optimal ways of maximizing fiscal opportunities in generating non-oil revenue in our fast dwindling oil economy.
“The revenue policy and laws of the State vis-a-vis their systematic cum professional implementation have engendered voluntary tax compliance from taxpayers, thereby creating a model for other State Governments to emulate,” Adedayo said.
The CITN President, therefore, assured Kaduna State Government the readiness of the Institute to collaborate with it in the area of capacity building with a view to enhancing administrative competencies of tax administrators for better service delivery.
He expressed optimism that a combination of abundant expertise in the Institute and the solid tax administration structure of the State Government will definitely yield a partnership that works in excellence.
According to him, the CITN Tax Academy is a blossoming centre of tax excellence available for States and their MDAs to exploit for capacity building in revenue generation and management.
Adedayo noted that the Institute is pleased to be associated with the Kaduna State Government, which has become a reference point and pace-setter in the sphere of developmental maximisation of fiscal opportunities in democratic governance.
