Edun to declare FIRS management retreat open

THE Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy , Wale Edun, will, on Wednesday, declare open a two- day strategic management meeting of the Federal Inland Revenue Service ( FIRS).

The retreat, scheduled to be held at T ranscorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja, will focus on ‘ Reimagining T ax Administration for Equity and Economic Growth’ in championing dialogue on burning tax matters.

Upon assuming office, the Chairman of the FIRS, Dr Zacch Adedeji, has championed a radical transformation in the values of the agency, to make it more FIRS taxpayer- centric and a well- suited revenue- collecting agency, a statement by the agency said.

The visionar y 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 in fulfilling their civil obligations.

The statement signed by the Special Adviser on Media to the FIRS chairman, Dare Adekanmbi, said Edun will deliver a goodwill message and join Adedeji to unveil the new direction to directors and other key members of the FIRS management team.

The objective of the retreat, according to the statement, is to ensure that “all directors are fully informed and aligned with the strategic direction of the Executive Chairman, solidifying a foundation for unified action”.

“We will also be engaging critical external stakeholders in government, professional bodies and the 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,” the statement read.