FIRS Commends Gombe’s Commitment To Tax Compliance, Fiscal Discipline

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has commended the Gombe State Government for its committedness to taxation compliance, fiscal discipline, and applicable fiscal management, describing the authorities arsenic a exemplary for dependable governance and accountability successful Nigeria.

The Director of Government Business (Northern Region), Malam Atiku Muhammad Dukku, made the commendation during a courtesy sojourn to the Commissioner for Finance and Economic Development, Malam Muhammad Gambo Magaji, successful his office.

Malam Atiku, who led a delegation from the FIRS office successful Abuja, conveyed the Service’s appreciation to the Gombe State Government for its accordant practice and publication to nationalist improvement done effectual taxation administration.

He noted that the sojourn was aimed astatine strengthening existing collaboration, exchanging feedback, and exploring caller avenues to amended work transportation and the wide taxation experience.

In a connection by Gombe State governor’s media aide, Isma’ila Uba Misilli, connected Thursday, Atiku explained that, successful enactment with the argumentation absorption of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the Federal Government has signed a caller Tax Reform Law scheduled for implementation successful 2026.

The reform, helium said, aims to grow Nigeria’s non-oil gross base, stimulate economical growth, and enactment tiny and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs) nationwide.

The FIRS Director further revealed that the Service present accounts for astir 70 per cent of full inflows into the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC), a reflection of the increasing value of taxation revenues successful nationalist development.

While commending the Commissioner of Finance for his professionalism and leadership, Malam Atiku expressed optimism that Gombe would proceed to uphold its estimation for transparency and dependable fiscal management.

He besides requested that the Ministry pass a suitable day for the statewide sensitisation run connected the caller taxation reform, which is ongoing nationwide.

In his remarks, Malam Muhammad Magaji reaffirmed the Gombe State Government’s committedness to maintaining beardown organization collaboration with the Service.

He attributed the occurrence successful fiscal governance to the visionary enactment of Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, whose reforms person strengthened budgetary discipline, transparency, and accountability.

The Commissioner stressed the value of continuous stakeholder engagement and nationalist sensitisation, urging the FIRS to intensify consciousness campaigns connected the taxation reforms, peculiarly done localised outreach successful indigenous languages to guarantee citizens’ implicit knowing and compliance.

The FIRS delegation included Wasa Karga Ahmed (Assistant Director), Danjuma Abdullahi (Senior Tax Manager), Malah K. M (Tax Manager), Bintu Yahya, and Abdulhamid Saleh.

The Commissioner was joined by the Permanent Secretary, Ahmed Yunusa Muhammad; the Director of Administration and Finance, Musa M. Babaji; the Director of Finance and Accounts, Yusuf A. Goje; and different elder officials of the Ministry to person the FIRS delegation.