{"id":90554,"date":"2022-01-10T10:09:40","date_gmt":"2022-01-10T09:09:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=90554"},"modified":"2022-01-10T10:09:40","modified_gmt":"2022-01-10T09:09:40","slug":"fg-rakes-in-n8-6trn-from-customs-firs-in-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/fg-rakes-in-n8-6trn-from-customs-firs-in-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"FG Rakes In N8.6trn From Customs, FIRS In 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The federal government has realized the sum of N8.6trn as taxes for the year 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Data released by the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) disclosed that both agencies generated N2.2 trillion and N6.4 trillion respectively.<\/p>\n<p>The Executive Chairman, FIRS, Muhammad Nami, gave the figure in Abuja at a public presentation and breakdown of highlights of the 2022 Appropriation Act.<\/p>\n<p>Nami said: \u201cWe collected more than 70 per cent of the target set for 2021 with the help of technology and I assure Nigeria that we will do better in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe figures will be fully published soon.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<p>The NCS said the N2.2 trillion it generated at the end of 2021, surpassed the target of N1.6trn it set for the year.<\/p>\n<p>A statement by the Service Public Relations Officer, Comptroller Joseph O. 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