Tax Revenue, Cost of Governance, and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGS) in Nigeria

Abstract

This study examines the relationship between Tax revenue, cost of governance, and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The study's information was sourced mainly from secondary data. A longitudinal research design was employed for the quantitative data from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) statistical bulletins of various issues from 2010 to 2022, and Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS)bulletins of different problems. Through graphs and charts, descriptive statistics are used to interpret the data gathered. The findings revealed that tax revenue and cost of governance affect Sustainable Development Goals for the sustainable development of Nigeria. Therefore, we recommended that the federal government of Nigeria be more intentional in their budgetary expenditure, and the actual spending should focus now on welfare programmes like health care services and making drugs available to the citizens at subsidized rates, massive investment expenditure on agriculture to reduce hunger and poverty.