<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<article xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xml:lang="en"
         xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML">
  <front>
    <journal-meta>
      <journal-id journal-id-type="publisher">BJCR</journal-id>
      <journal-title-group>
        <journal-title xml:lang="en">British Journal of Contemporary Research</journal-title>
        <abbrev-journal-title xml:lang="en">BJCR</abbrev-journal-title>
      </journal-title-group>
      <issn>2979-8582</issn>
      <publisher>
        <publisher-name>Bexford Publishing Ltd</publisher-name>
        <publisher-loc><uri>https://bexfordpublishing.co.uk</uri></publisher-loc>
      </publisher>
    </journal-meta>
    <article-meta>
      <article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">BEX_OCT_26_215</article-id>
      <article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.67693/BJCR-ASKVR7Q6</article-id>
      <article-categories>
        <subj-group xml:lang="en" subj-group-type="heading">
          <subject>Original Research Article</subject>
        </subj-group>
      </article-categories>
      <title-group>
        <article-title xml:lang="en">Tax Revenue and Fiscal Sustainability in Ikot Ekpene Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State: An Empirical Analysis</article-title>
      </title-group>
      <contrib-group content-type="author">
      <contrib corresp="yes">
        <name-alternatives>
          <name name-style="western" specific-use="primary">
            <given-names>Peter Eyo</given-names>
          </name>
        </name-alternatives>
        <email>peterokon.eyo@akwaibompoly.edu.ng</email>
        <bio xml:lang="en"><p>Department of Public Administration, School of Business and Management Studies, Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic, Ikot Osurua, Nigeria</p></bio>
      </contrib>
      <contrib>
        <name-alternatives>
          <name name-style="western" specific-use="primary">
            <given-names>Dima Sunday Thomas</given-names>
          </name>
        </name-alternatives>
        <email>dima.thomas@akwaibompoly.edu.ng</email>
        <bio xml:lang="en"><p>Department of Business Administration and Management, School of Business and Management Studies, Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic, Ikot Osurua</p></bio>
      </contrib>
      </contrib-group>
      <pub-date date-type="pub" publication-format="epub">
        <day>13</day>
        <month>11</month>
        <year>2026</year>
      </pub-date>
      <volume>1</volume>
      <issue>6</issue>
      
      
      <pub-history>
        <event event-type="received">
          <event-desc>Received: <date date-type="received">
            <day>24</day>
            <month>10</month>
            <year>2026</year>
          </date></event-desc>
        </event>
        
        <event event-type="accepted">
          <event-desc>Accepted: <date date-type="accepted">
            <day>29</day>
            <month>10</month>
            <year>2026</year>
          </date></event-desc>
        </event>
      </pub-history>
      <permissions>
        <copyright-statement>Copyright (c) 2026 Peter Eyo</copyright-statement>
        <copyright-year>2026</copyright-year>
        <license xlink:href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0">
          <license-p>This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.</license-p>
        </license>
      </permissions>
      <abstract><p>ABSTRACT
This research examined tax revenue and fiscal sustainability in Ikot Ekpene Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom State. The objective of the study was to interrogate how tax revenue affect  fiscal sustainability in Ikot Ekpene Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. The study was explained with the Fiscal Federation Theory. The survey research study was utilised to gather data for the study to this end, the researcher administered 400 copies of a structured questionnaire to the research participants, out of which 313 were successfully retrieved. The findings of this study revealed that tax revenue, as presently generated and administered in Ikot Ekpene LGA, does not significantly explain variations in fiscal sustainability Based on these findings, it was recommended amongst others that Local Government should modernise tax administration and broaden the tax base. Ikot Ekpene Local Government should develop an up-to-date database of taxable individuals, enterprises and economic activities within its jurisdiction. Tax assessment and collection should increasingly utilise digital technologies to reduce manual handling, revenue leakages and opportunities for diversion.
Keywords: Fiscal; Levy; Revenue; Sustainability; Tax</p></abstract>
    </article-meta>
  </front>
  <body/>
</article>