News Investigators/ The Katsina State Government says it plans to shore up its Internally Generated Revenue (IGR), to about N140 billion by 2026.
The state’s Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning, Alhaji Malik Anas, disclosed this at the launch of the ‘State of States 2025 Report’ by BudgIT in Abuja.
Mr Shuaibu Sada, the spokesperson of the state’s International Revenue Service (KT-IRS), announced this in a statement on Thursday in Katsina.
According to the commissioner, the state’s IGR rose from ₦10 billion in 2021, to ₦24 billion in 2024, but acknowledged that this remained below the state’s extant revenue potentials.
He said the government was adopting a community-driven tax system and data-based planning to link revenue collection directly to visible development outcomes at the grassroots.
“We now use tax proceeds to fund community projects so people can see the value of what they contribute.
“We’ve also introduced an e-invoice system for real-time tax assessment and payment, reducing leakages and improving compliance,”Anas.was quoted as adding.
He emphasised that Katsina state was building a comprehensive enterprises’ data warehouse to capture all small and medium-sized businesses, strengthen projections, and broaden the tax base.
“By 2026, we expect to generate up to ₦140 billion annually, if our data and digital systems are fully implemented,” he said.
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