Revenue Generation: Buhari To Sanction Agencies Over Failure To Achieve Targets - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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October 1, 2019
President MuhammaduBuhari has warned that severe consequences await any of the nationrevenue-generating agencies that failed to achieve fixed revenue targets.
The President gavethe warning in his Independence Day address to mark Nigeria’s 59th IndependenceAnniversary in Abuja today.
He further warnedthat the revenue-generating and reporting agencies would come under muchgreater scrutiny as to achieve the desired goals.
Buhari explainedthat he recently constituted an Economic Advisory Council to advise him oninclusive and sustainable macroeconomic, fiscal and monetary policies.
The President notedthat the Council would work with relevant Cabinet members and the heads of keymonetary, fiscal and trade agencies to ensure we remain on track as we strivefor collective prosperity.
Buhari assured thatthe government ongoing five hundred thousand billion naira SpecialIntervention Programme, SIP would continue to target these vulnerable groups.