barojana:
The Lagos State Government on Tuesday said its internally generated revenue for the first quarter of Y2018 stood at N103.476billion, as against N96.7billion recorded in the previous year, thereby accounting for 81 per cent of the total revenue of N141billion generated in the quarter. Scores of youths marching on Ikorodu Road on Saturday, March 31, 2018 to endorse Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State for a second term.


Commissioner for Economic Planning and Budget, Mr. Segun Banjo who disclosed this during the annual Ministerial Press Briefing to mark the third year in office of Governor Ambode’s administration held at the Bagauda Kaltho Press Centre in Alausa, said the records so far shows that the performance of the State’s Y2018 budget of N1.046trillion was heading in the right direction.


Giving a breakdown of the figures, the Commissioner said the budget performance for the first quarter has a pro-rata size of N261.530billion and in absolute term, it had performed N163.491bn, compared with N120.206billion reported for the same period in Y2017. In terms of revenue generation, Banjo said that the sum of N141billion (63 per cent) was generated as Total Revenue against N124.141billion (77 per cent) achieved in 2017, adding that this year’s first quarter performance was N17.816billion higher than the previous year’s performance in absolute terms.


He said out of the total revenue of N141billion the State internally generated N103.476billion representing 57 per cent, as against N96.7billion in the previous year, thereby accounting for 73 percent of the total revenue for the current fiscal year. The Commissioner explained further that the Lagos Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) generated N84.1bilion in the first quarter, which accounted for 81 per cent of the total revenue generated, a feat, he attributed to proper planning and research by the government.


“What we have said now is that in the first quarter which we just concluded of 2018, LIRS generated a total of N84 billion compared to the N74billion that was generated in 2017. Due to the research and the planning done, LIRS has been able to improve their performance and we are very glad about it,” he said. Banjo however noted that the N84billion generated by LIRS was excluding revenue from Land Use Charge (LUC), noting that it was from the strict application of taxes from Pay As You Earn (PAYE), withholding taxes, direct assessment and other taxes. Besides, he said that Federal transfers for the first quarter Y2018 contributed N38.481billion (87 per cent) compared to a performance of N27.364billion out of which Statutory Allocation contributed N13.868billion and N24.4billion from VAT for the same period in 2017.


“Under Capital Expenditure, Quarter 1 performance stood at N93billion (53 per cent) as against N46.7billion (37 per cent) as at the same period in Y2017. As at the end of Q1 2018, the Capital:Recurrent ratio closed at 57:43 as against 39:61 recorded same time in Y2017. “This is a pointer to the fact that all efforts geared towards tighter control of overhead is beginning to yield fruits even though more needs to be done in this area,”
he said.


He said the State Government would do everything within its powers to sustain the budget performance in the second quarter, adding that the ultimate goal was to meet the target of a Capital: Recurrent expenditure ratio of 67:33 throughout the year. Responding to questions on the reduction in the rates payable by property owners under the Lagos State Land Use Charge Law, vis a vis the 2018 budget and its effects on the plans by the government to deliver all ongoing projects in the State, the Commissioner allayed fears, adding that the present administration had already fashioned out strategies to ensure prompt delivery of critical projects this year.



“Definitely we have made a projection but because this is a very responsive government, we have decided to give rebates and when you give rebates, automatically the revenue will go down, the expectation might not be there in terms of what we intended in the first instance. But we can assure you that whatever we lose from the rebate we would get it somewhere else because we would continue to up our game,” Banjo said.

Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/04/978098/

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amanze2020:
The Lagos IGR should be more than the said amount. However, the Lagos seaports is a major pivotal point to the daily progression of the state.

Any day a proactive government decide to fix the Warri, Port Harcourt and Calabar seaports to same full operational capacity, the Lagos IGR will drastically reduce and population will also decrease due to movement of people of out Lagos to other seaports state...

yemmight:
And someone will have a percentage of this money. One day we shall be free in Lagos.

amanze2020:
The Lagos IGR should be more than the said amount. However, the Lagos seaports is a major pivotal point to the daily progression of the state.

Any day a proactive government decide to fix the Warri, Port Harcourt and Calabar seaports to same full operational capacity, the Lagos IGR will drastically reduce and population will also decrease due to movement of people out of Lagos to other seaport states...

amanze2020:
The Lagos IGR should be more than the said amount. However, the Lagos seaports is a major pivotal point to the daily progression of the state.

Any day a proactive government decide to fix the Warri, Port Harcourt and Calabar seaports to same full operational capacity, the Lagos IGR will drastically reduce and population will also decrease due to movement of people out of Lagos to other seaport states...

lakesider:
And some state will blame buhari for not paying salary .
Can't governors be creative

amanze2020:
The Lagos IGR should be more than the said amount. However, the Lagos seaports is a major pivotal point to the daily progression of the state.

Any day a proactive government decide to fix the Warri, Port Harcourt and Calabar seaports to same full operational capacity, the Lagos IGR will drastically reduce and population will also decrease due to movement of people out of Lagos to other seaport state

5thElement:
If any part of Nigeria wants to secede it should be Lagos state and not all these noisemakers without any meaningful source of revenue or the ability to manage it.

5thElement:
If any part of Nigeria wants to secede it should be Lagos state and not all these noisemakers without any meaningful source of revenue or the ability to manage it.

seguno2:
So why is Ambode unable to keep Lagos state clean with constant electricity, water, good roads everywhere and free education in public schools for all children?
What has Ambode done with all the billions
Stolen the money with Tinubu?

seguno2:


Please let us know who has stopped Lagos from unilaterally renouncing the monthly federal allocation as a prelude to secession

deomelo:
Tinubu is stealing their money in Lagos, but Lagos state is progressing and commissioning projects left and right while your own village where they don't have Tinubu to steal their money remains backward and all they commission are borehole, keke ambulance, and worthless mediocre rubbish.

Espada10:
Tinubu will be a happy man right now

seguno2:


While “smart” Lagosians pay hiked Lekki toll fees and live with overflowing refuse dumps everywhere
I weep for the mumus who can’t emulate Egba women who protested against the Alake and the British on taxation without representation.
When shall we be wise
When will we say that our mumu don do?

Chiedu4Trump:
Most of it will go to the Almajiri North.

Then why Nnamdi Kanu dey give the North Nightmares.
To show how much they respect the man Kanu, they sent an Army after an individual.

If na so why una dey shout one Nigeria now, why una dey fear Biafra.

Since na suicide make Biafra leave this una Zoo now.

See Almajiri talking, people who contribute NOTHING but violence to Nigeria

lakesider:
And some state will blame buhari for not paying salary .
Can't governors be creative

Apple22:
Ambo is d Man

BabaRamota1980:


Same bullshyte was said before Abuja became capital.

Once we move to Abuja Lagos will be nothing.

Once we move to Abuja, thats it, Lagos will loose its appeal.

Once we move to Abuja expect all corporations and money generators to abandon Lagos.

....if you like expand Port Harcourt, Warri and Calabar seaports to Onitsha, Lagos will remain the CAPTAIN.

seguno2:


Why are you comparing Tinubu and Lagos state to worse governors and states?
Is that how you also motivate yourself to achieve things- by comparing yourself to failures?
Are you sure that you are Yoruba? Because Yorubas are forever inspired by the best.
Why don’t you compare Tinubu and Lagos state today with past governors like Jakande, Mobolaji Johnson and even Awolowo?
Do you have to be a failure for life