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Did the Oyo state Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) increase by 26.4% without additional tax?

Oyo state generated N17.7billion in the first half of 2020 which is higher than the N14 billion it generated during the same period of 2019. The total tax for the first half of 2019 was N10.8 billion while the total tax for the first half of 2020 was N5.98 billion. Its revenue in the first half of 2020 grew by 26.4% compared to the same period in 2019 without a tax increase. 

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