We won’t increase taxes, FIRS boss Adedeji assures businesses

Acting chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Zacch Adedeji, has allayed fears being expressed by corporate organisations that the resolve of FIRS to increase the country’s tax-to-GDP ratio to 18 per cent from 10.86 will lead to increase in taxes.

The FIRS chairman had said the agency under his leadership would in the next three years achieve an eight per cent raise in tax-to-GDP ratio to surpass Africa’s average of 16.5% without stifling investment or economic growth.

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