Federal Government to recruit over 7000 tax liaison officers

The federal government says it will recruit over 7000 graduates as community tax liaison officers to raise tax awareness among citizens.

Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun along with the chairman federal Inland Revenue service (FIRMrMr. Babatunde Fowler made this known while fielding questions from newsmen in Abuja.

Adeosun stated that the recruits would be expected to go to schools, worship places and social places to educate people the on tax system and let them known their obligations.

She explained that through this initiative, government expects the number of tax payers to increase by 35 percent from 14 million to about 17 million in two years.

In his reaction, the firs chairman, Babatunde fowler reiterated that tax evasion was a punishable offence in the country, urging citizens to pay their tax.