Enugu State governor, Peter Mbah, has announced plans to establish a committee to review allegations of tax increase in the state.
He explained that his administration had only widened the tax net without raising the tax rate.
Mbah said the rise in the state’s Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) followed the introduction of e-payment and other technologies to block revenue leakages.
He blamed what he described as false narratives about taxation in Enugu on beneficiaries of the old corrupt revenue system.
The governor made the remarks during a media chat with journalists at the Government House, Enugu, during the week.