The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, will on Wednesday declare open a two-day strategic management meeting of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS).
The retreat, scheduled to hold in Abuja, will focus on the theme ‘Reimagining Tax Administration for Equity and Economic Growth’.
A statement on the forum issued by the Special Adviser Media to the Executive Chairman of the FIRS, Mr. Dare Adekanmbi, recalled that upon assuming office, chairman of the revenue service, Dr. Zacch Adedeji, championed a radical transformation in the values of the agency with a view to making it more FIRS taxpayer-centric and a well-suited revenue-collecting agency.
According to him, the visionary approach led to a significant overhaul of the agency’s organisational and management structures, coupled with a re-engineering of the tax processes to support taxpayers to fulfilling their civil obligations.
Adekanmbi clarified that the Finance Minister would deliver a goodwill message and join Adedeji to unveil the new direction to directors and other key members of the FIRS management team.
He stated that the objective of the retreat was to ensure that “all directors are fully informed and aligned with the strategic direction of the Executive Chairman of FIRS, solidifying a foundation for unified action.
“We will also be engaging critical external stakeholders in government, professional bodies and organised private sector about the renewed and refocused strategy of the FIRS.
“At the end of the retreat, participants are expected to have a comprehensive understanding of the new organisational structure and its implications for their roles.
“We will leave with a shared vision for a modernized tax administration that is both equitable and growth-oriented, inspiring confidence and excitement for the future”, Adekambi added.
