Jigawa Sensitize MDAs on Digital Tax Collection To Improve IGR

By Muh”d Zangina Kura

As part of effort to boost it’s internally generated revenue Jigawa state government sensitized and trained accountants and financial officers of it’s Ministries and Parastetals on newly introduced Jigawa Integrated Tax Administration System (JIGTAS).

The government organized the training through the state Internal Revenue Service to strengthen the capacity of the participants on the new digital platform.

Speaking at the sensitization session, the executive chairman Jigawa Internal Revenue Services Dr Nasir Sabo Idris said, the new tax collection digital platform was developed to enhance tax collection and remittance to revenue services.

” The purpose of this gathering is to bring all Accountants and other financial officers in the state Ministries Departments and Agencies on how to use the newly developed Digital payment platform call “Jigawa Integrated Tax Administration System (JIGTAS).

The Executive Chairman however noted that, the new digital platform will help in tax administration and also tackle the issue of multiple taxation.

” Prior to this occasion we meet with all key stakeholders at state level, local government and other private Organization operating in the state for harmonizing and consolidating the tax administration system for addressing the multiple taxation complained tax payers in the state.

” Improving tax collaboration means improvement for revenue, and increase of revenue means more money for public infrastructures and social services that will improve social and economic life of the tax payers and general public”

” The administration of governor Malam Umar Namadi is practically committed to make Jigawa great, let’s us join our hands to support the mission by effective tax collection practices through the use of the new digital platform ( JIGTAS)” the chairman called.

In his presentation at the workshop, the Accountant General of the state Mr Abdullahi SG Shehu said, migration from old system of tax collection to new automation system is pivotal for improving and enhancing tax collection in a contemporary world.

” We must embrace Digital Tax Collection System for simplifying our work and make Jigawa state tax collection process efficient and reliable against any revenue leakages” AG Abdullahi stated.

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