The Anambra State Internal Revenue Service says it generated over N26billion for the state government in 2019.
The Chairman of the agency, Dr. David Nzekwu disclosed this while defending its financial transactions for 2019 before the Anambra State House of Assembly Committee on Public Accounts at the Assembly complex in Awka.
According to Dr. Nzekwu of this figure, N11billion was generated from Pay As You Earn (PAYE) while N608million was raised from direct taxes among others.
Dr. Nzekwu who said that the agency was able to register over 300, 000 tax payers, noted that it was a novel approach it adopted to increase the number of people in Anambra State tax base.
On his part, the Chairman, Anambra State House of Assembly Committee
on Public Accounts, Sir. Somtoochukwu Udeze applauded the agency for the unprecedented feat it attained last year.
Sir. Somtoochukwu explained that the verification of the audited accounts of government agencies by the committee for the year under review was to encourage good public accounting system.
