Enugu State has enacted the 2025 Internal Revenue Service Law, streamlining tax administration into a single, efficient system to enhance revenue collection and ease compliance.
This is a major milestone in our commitment to ending multiple taxation, improving the Ease of Doing Business, and making Enugu the preferred destination for investment.
For a long time, business owners, traders, and the organised private sector have struggled with multiple tax collectors who issue different receipts and demand payments from various directions. That ends today. With this new law, we now have a one-stop shop for all tax payments in Enugu. There will be a single collection point, and taxpayers will receive the appropriate receipt of payment—no more harassment or uncertainty over who is authorised to collect revenue.
This reform also ensures that state and local government revenues are properly consolidated. Just like with land charges and VAT, taxation will be collected centrally and split among the agencies and tiers of government.
Furthermore, the Enugu State Inland Revenue Service is now autonomous. This means it can set revenue targets, operate professionally, and function efficiently without bureaucratic drawbacks. It also means better transparency, accountability, and service delivery.
It is important to clarify that our success in increasing the state’s internally generated revenue has not come from raising taxes but from widening the tax net, plugging leakages, and leveraging technology. We have ensured that all payments are properly captured and remitted to government coffers, ending revenue losses to cash transactions.
I appreciate the Enugu State House of Assembly for their collaboration and swift action in passing this bill. Their dedication to the progress of our state is commendable.