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Muhammad Nami, executive chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), says the agency is proposing road infrastructure tax in Nigeria to make the informal sector contribute to building a modern society.

The informal sector has business activities that operate outside of government regulation and are largely uned. They include commercial bus drivers, artisans such as dressmakers, hairdressers, vulcanisers etc., mainly those in the low socio-economic strata, with low skills and poor education.

In a statement signed by Johannes Wojuola, media aide to the FIRS chairman, Nami disclosed this on Thursday while receiving a delegation of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) led by Chris Isiguzo, the National President, in his office, in Abuja.

According to the statement, Nami said the proposed road infrastructure tax to be istered by FIRS would provide the government with adequate funding for road construction, rehabilitation, and maintenance.

The statement added that the scheme would also provide the needed security for roads in the country.

“The only way to make the informal sector contribute to building a modern society is by making them pay when they use the roads,” Nami said.

“That is why we are proposing that government should consider introducing Road Infrastructure Tax in Nigeria.

“In many jurisdictions, road s pay for the use of road infrastructure as such it shouldn’t be seen as an additional burden on our citizens because it has the potential of making life better for all of us.”

Speaking further, Nami stated that the economy presently relies heavily on non-oil revenues to discharge its statutory responsibility of paying salaries and providing social amenities to the citizenry.

“Without the tax that you pay, governments at all levels would not be able to fulfil their mandate to the electorates. Tax money also helps to ensure the roads you travel are safe and always in good condition,” he added.

Nami also stated that despite sharp practices by some companies who were in the habit of evading taxes, by shifting their capital and profits to tax havens, as well as low revenue from Petroleum Profit Tax, due to the shortfall in crude oil production among other factors, the FIRS has been putting forward critical reforms that have been yielding positive impact on the Service’s operations.

“Adopting technology in tax istration is crucial in improving domestic revenue mobilisation in view of dwindling oil prices in order to avoid falling into a debt crisis. It is against this backdrop that the TaxPro-Max became the channel for filing Naira-denominated tax returns effectively from 7th June 2021,” Nami said.

“The TaxPro-Max enables seamless registration, filing of returns, payment of taxes and automatic credit of withholding tax as well as other credits to the Taxpayer’s s, among other features. The technology also provides a single-view to Taxpayers for all transactions with the Service.”

Despite ongoing pending legal tussle on value-added tax (VAT) collection, Nami added FIRS had created ten VAT regional coordination offices across the country to drive revenue collection.

He said the FIRS collected N4.2 trillion between January and September 2021 as VAT following the “successful facilitation of ISO 27001:2013 Certification of the FIRS’ Exchange of Information Centre and the achievement of 114.66 percent of the VAT collection target in the first half of the year”.

While congratulating Isiguzo for his recent reelection as the national president, he urged NUJ to be constructive and “should always confirm or sources and accuracy of information”.

Earlier, the NUJ national president said the visit of the union was part of his resolve to engage critical institutions as a stakeholder in charting a way forward for the country’s collective good.

Isiguzo described FIRS as a vital institution in the country, which “requires all the when the country is security-challenged, adversely affected by Covid-19 and faced with FOREX crisis as well as political intrigues from different parts of the nation”.

https://www.thecable.ng/firs-mulls-collection-of-road-tax-from-hairdressers-carpenters

ROAD TAX MATTERS.

*OFFICIAL: FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA MAKES NNAMDI KALU MORE POPULAR THAN F.G*.


By: Antiquity Prince.


I have taken my time to go through all that happened today, October 21, 2021, all I could see was, that THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA HAS SUCCEEDED IN MAKING MAZI NNAMDI KALU MORE POPULAR THAN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

What else could I say...? That Nnamdi Kalu was brought to the court today with more than 20 fully loaded Hilux, full of security men on different uniform, colours cum outfits. I mean, all the security agencies, from military, D.S.S/Police, Civil Defence, and others, were hired, to protect, guide & guard Nnamdi Kalu. Maybe, F.G in their wisdom may be thinking that they were stopping him from escape, but what I saw was, THEY WERE GIVEN NNAMDI KALU MORE SECURITY THAN BUHARI HAS EVER GOTTEN.

Honestly speaking, the number & types of security men, the entourage, F.G gave to Nnamdi Kalu today, when he was coming to Court and when he was going, no man, no President, no Governor, no Senator, etc, has ever gotten it in Nigeria, not even Abacha & Babangida, as Military Presidents, got it, yes, they couldn't. In fact, if you combine the total security of Buhari when he was a military President (Head of State) and now, he has never gotten *at a time* the type of security cum entourage he ordered for Nnamdi Kalu today.

I put it to you, F.G, Buhari & others, you have made MAZI NNAMDI KALU more popular than that Federal Government of Nigeria, more than all the leaders in Nigeria.

Go to social media and see how people are wishing to be Igbos, see how many people were singing, *'HOLY, HOLY .... HOLY, HOLY, HOLY, NNAMDI KALU IS ANOTHER SAVIOUR"*, all before the D.S.S , Army and other Law Enforcement Agents. Even when Buhari came to Imo State, his sophisticated security men were less than 30% of the security he provided for Nnamdi Kalu today.

I watched where leaders of Igbos, Housas & Yorubas were leading Nnamdi Kalu to the court room, at a time, the fearless and over courageous man stopped, removed his nose mask, waited a bit, everybody stopped, he continued, then everybody followed him immediately. That man is a real man.

Today, through out the country, all TV & radio stations were on, people put on their generators to watch Nnamdi Kalu, others had to recharge their GoTv & DStv, tunning different stations, just to watch him, as if Queen Elizabeth & Joe Biden combined (together), were coming to Nigeria. A young man in the social media was saying, *'I wish I can touch the garment of Nnamdi Kalu"*... Many said, *'I love the Igbos and the ways they follow Nnamdi Kalu"*.

No doubt, by tomorrow, no media, especially newspapers, I mean, none of them will talk much about F.G & Buhari, tomorrow's news will be captioned and garnished with Nnamdi Kalu's News, Stories, Pictures, comments (Not Guilty), etc.

My question is this.... F.G, what next? Anambra election is to hold 6th of November, 2021, Nnamdi Kalu's next Court case will be on 10th of November, hhhhhhmmnnmmnnmnnnn, your guess is as good as my guess.

Finally, before I drop my pen ... The NIGERIA DEFENCE ACADEMY was attacked, many kidnapped & killed... Many soldiers have been killed in the North by bandits, no where did the military burn any house, but why did the military burn 72 houses at Oguta last three weeks, and another over 50 houses burnt down yesterday at Egbema, including human beings oo, all in Imo State?... *CHAI, IKE AGWULA DIBIA UWAA.*


_Antiquity with positivity and simplicity ambiguity dignity uniquity integrity without iniquitous iniquities or inimical indignity_


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*NWA EZE A DIGHI EFU NA MBA 1 OF IMO STATE*.

Which kind useless ppl dey rule us for dis country?

Apc

Damnnn niggarrrr

Nbotee:
Which kind useless ppl dey rule us for dis country?

In kalistus voice....it is over

They want to tax everything in this country. Thank God say God no be man ooo, them for dey tax oxygen wey we dey breath in ooo

This country is a joke!
The pain must reach everybody

Lol.... Nigerians must get sense by force!

Buhari please continue to suffocate them until they start gaining SENSE.

APC = SUFFER.

NIGERIANS can you please rise and wake up in your numbers against this heartless, cold and wicked soul residing in Aso Rock? Spits.........!

Àwọn Werey...
Na prostitutes remain make dem tax

BeeBeeOoh:

the agency is proposing road infrastructure tax in Nigeria to make the informal sector contribute to building a modern society
https://www.thecable.ng/firs-mulls-collection-of-road-tax-from-hairdressers-carpenters

Indeed

Very soon they'll start taxing us for just walking on the road.

Benin Republic or even Togo no kuku too far from Lagos. E go be.

May thunder from irrua fire u and ur family there including those appoint u....

This is definitely not the time for all these shenanigans

This man most be the most useless man after Buhari......

LMAO, summersault of policies up and down from Buhari and he's quota system people.

No brain....Northern sect,most useless set of nigerians

Shit hole country....

Let me guess, from the south of Nigeria. They will never collect such tax in the north of Nigeria

What this govt can't destroy is yet in its infancy...

Thunder fire ...

Everyone go pay Buhari loan back. We must develop Niger republic by force

This won't be accepted

Sai Baba..

PMB Till 2040. Lol

This man must be the most useless man after Buhari......

So what do we call the ticket the commercial bus and okada drivers pay for daily if not tax?
Govt agencies collect money from these people everyday

And they must must pay o, anyone who refuses to pay my be jailed, no more nonsense in this country, Buhari is the man for Nigeria

Meanwhile; Will they still collect tax in SE and SS, cos shop owners in these zones pay exhubitant taxes already ranging from local govt permit, state permit, business premesis, operational permit, environmental, sign post permit just for owning one shop, what other tax do want them to pay now

IAMBlesssed:
Sai Baba..

PMB Till 2040. Lol

Zombies are enjoying the useless mannequin e.g vulture griller

Fulani inland Revenue service.




Yeye dey smell like the mouth of the useless man below