Internally Generated Revenue, IGR, has been described as a veritable ingredient of budgeting for any government to achieve its expected goals.

Governor Liyel Imoke of Cross River State made the assertion while signing the 2011 Appropriation Bill into law, disclosing that the government intends to lay more emphasis on internally generated revenue to  get enough resources for the full implementation of its budget, stressing that the exercise was critical in any government where service and development were paramount.

Governor Imoke, who referred to the 2011 budget as an “important document,”  said it will help government realise its critical programmes as well as tackle critical challenges as the fiscal instrument will not only consolidate development efforts to date but expedite the realization of its dreams, thereby giving hope to the people.

The Governor explained that the budget whose emphasis was on development, noted that the capital projects represent a plan of action which had been thinkered for the well being of the people.