FG begins voluntary tax compliance campaign

The Federal Government on Thursday commenced an aggressive campaign to drive the rate of voluntary tax compliance in the country and boost tax revenue. The campaign, which commenced at the headquarters of the Ministry of Finance in Abuja, saw top officials of the ministry as well as the Federal Inland Revenue Service visiting markets and other popular places within the Federal Capital Territory to sensitise people of the need for voluntary tax compliance.

The awareness campaign is part of measures to implement last week’s directive issued by Acting President Yemi Osinbajo that for the next one year, every Thursday should be celebrated as a tax day to educate Nigerians on the benefits of taxation.

The Chairman, FIRS, Mr. Babatunde Fowler, who led the campaign in Abuja, said the tax awareness programme would be taken to all the 36 states of the federation. He stated that the campaign would continue every Thursday for the next one year as declared by Osinbajo at the launch of the Voluntary Assets and Income Declaration Scheme.