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ISSN 2239-978X

Journal of Educational and Social Research

Vol. 3 (2) May 2013

The Effect of Internal Revenue Generation on Infrastructural
Development. A study of Lagos State Internal Revenue Service
Adesoji Adetunji Adenugba (MR)
College of Business and Social Sciences
Crawford University
Faith – City, Igbesa, Ogun State [e-mail] Chike Faith Ogechi
Crawford University
Faith – City , Igbesa, Ogun State [e-mail] Doi:10.5901/jesr.2013.v3n2p419
Abstract
Revenue generation is the nucleus and the path to modern development. Thus, this study assessed the effect of internal revenue generation on infrastructural development. The research methodology entailed the use of survey research design and purposive sampling method to select respondents from Lagos State Inland Revenue Office..
Questionnaires and statistical data were instruments used for the study. Descriptive and inferential statistics were the statistical tool used for the analysis. The descriptive statistics involves the use of simple percentages while the inferential statistics involved the use of Spearman’s Rank, which is to show the direction of relationship between variables in the study and to show the scale for the data that is interval. Two hypotheses were formulated and the
Spearman’s rank correlation analysis was used to test the relationship between internally generated revenue and infrastructural development. The result showed that there is a positive relationship between internally generated revenue and infrastructural development. The study also revealed the various methods of generating internal revenue, which are the enforcement of tax personnel, contribution, and creating awareness to the public. The findings of the study however show that revenue administration agencies need to be reviewed to generate more revenue in the country.
Keywords: Infrastructure, Revenue, development, administration, Lagos state

1. Introduction
The

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