The Kwara State Internal Revenue Service (KWIRS), has disclosed that it has expended a total sum of N275million on community service for the development of the state since 2016.
The agency equally informed that it has generated a total revenue of N20.5billion between January and November 2018.
Murtala Awodun, the Executive Chairman of the agency made the disclosure on Thursday while briefing journalists on the activities of KWIRS in the last quarter of the year.
Given the breakdown, Awodun stated that, the agency realised N2.2 billion in January, February N 2. 39 billion, March N 1.8billion, April N 1.29 billion, May N 1.2 billion, June N 1.18 billion, July N 1.3 billion, August N 2.5 billion, September N 2.1 billion, October N 1.6 billion and November N 2.7 billion.
He restated that the KWIRS had from first quarter to the third of the year, realised N6.4b, N3.6b and N5.9b respectively.
Awodun, further explained that the revenues collected in 2016 and 2017 are N17.4b and N19.6b respectively while that of the 2018 excluding the present month of December is N20.5b
He disclosed that in this year’s last quarter, the agency had already collected a total of N4.4b while still waiting for that of December.
The revenue boss expressed hope that by the time the December revenue is received, the amount of N26.96b budgeted as revenue to be collected by the agency for the year would be realised.
“We are hopeful that our revenue generation for the month of the December shall be the highest so far”, Awodun added.
