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Debt Profile: Revenue generation major fiscal constraint of FG, says DMO

The DMO said the federal government was trying to identify and plug existing revenue leakages to enhance tax compliance and reduce evasion.

• July 3, 2022
DMO DG Patience Oniha
DMO DG, Patience Oniha

The Debt Management Office (DMO) says revenue generation is a significant constraint of the federal government and impacts the country’s debt situation negatively.

Patience Oniha, director-general of the DMO, said in an interview on Sunday in Abuja that the systemic resource mobilisation has been compounded by recent economic recessions.

She said that the most viable solution to the country’s challenge remained to grow revenues and plug all leakages, as cutting expenditure was not a viable option.

She, however, said that the federal government was taking several measures under the Strategic Revenue Growth Initiatives (SRGI) to improve revenue and fiscal prudence.

“These measures include improving the tax administration framework, including tax filing and payment compliance improvement,” Ms Oniha said, adding that it also includes evaluation of the process and policy effectiveness of fiscal incentives.

Ms Oniha said that the federal government was also taking measures to identify and plug existing revenue leakages to enhance tax compliance and reduce evasion.

“To further enhance independent revenue collection, the government aims to optimise the operational efficiencies and revenue generation focus of government agencies.

“Introduction of new and further increases in existing pro-health taxes, like the excise on carbonated drinks” will also enhance revenue generation, she said.

(NAN)

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