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FG moves to suspend nationwide collection of levies on Okada riders, fuel trucks, shops


The president said he was exercising the powers conferred on him by section 5 of the Nigerian constitution.

President Bola Tinubu is considering a six months suspension of the collection of taxes, levies or charges in business of few sectors of the economy.

Recipients of the tax suspension will include Okada riders, transporters of goods, fuel transporters, wheelbarrow and cart pushers, shops owners, market traders, amongst others.

This was contained in a draft executive order titled, “Inflation reduction and price stability (fiscal policy measures, etc.) order 2024, dated May 1, which is aimed at bringing down inflation and the prices of food items across the country.

According to the draft executive order, the president said he was exercising the powers conferred on him by section 5 of the Nigerian constitution (as amended), Section 38 of the Value Added Tax Act, Cap,V1 2004 (as amended), and other powers.

The suspension, the draft order revealed, is for “road haulage tax and any other levy or charges on transportation of goods; bicycle, truck, canoe, wheelbarrow and cart fees.”

Others include: “business premises registration; shops, kiosks, and market taxes and levies; animal trade and produce sales tax; further suspension of VAT and diesel (AGO).”

The draft order also directed that “States and Local Governments shall take appropriate steps to the implementation of the tax suspension.”

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Not possible, except you start catching and killing Agberoes like thieves.

Nigeria!!!

Dalohad:
Not people, except you start catching and killing Agberoes like thieves.

This one needs chains before he enters market

Bola Tinubu is considering a six months suspension of the collection of taxes, levies or charges in business of few sectors of the economy.

And during the six-month break, you resume "taxing" them to the point of exhaustion, exactly as you did in Lagos..

Great development, at least it will reduce extortion from those okada thugs

I would be very happy if is possible
Is draining my haulage business
For example from Mile 2 to Igbesa (Badagry road) my driver pay over 45k,
expect you use military personal as escort you will still but less than 40k

If FG can do this one,I go too happy.....

Just last week,I forgot to buy ticket due to the heavy downpour that took place in the morning...... Only for me to come outside with my keke and unfortunately came in with some useless agberos . Na so Dem tow me with my keke go their office...las las,na 5k I take beg Dem before Dem gree give me my keke back

My question is that--"where do these levies money go to in the first place?

Cuz there's one chairman here in my area who works in the levy collection office....Na so so beer he dey drink every evening,with our hard earned money

Nigerian deserves better
So much money and resources yet nothing to show for it

This would not solve the problem,I have a thread on the damage the new minimum wage would cost

So FG been dey follow tax Okada and barrow pushers ?






Nigerians don suffer sha,

Abeg, onitsha is very important oo.Those bastards dragging both old/young people, collecting tolls for crossing road,smashing 🚗 windscreen, side 🪞.

Lies upon lies. E fit happen for any other state but no be Lagos. Lagos go find way to milk riders sha ni.

Make MC Oluomo no hear am. How you wan make him chop for Lagos?

Soludo will never obey this.

He's SoluTax for a reason

Great news but let's wait two days before celebrating before they deny it again as usual

ok.. then what about the subsidy saved from petrol? Another point is after this thoughtful concern about the levies, who will enforce them? The police that collects bribe forcefully? Or the touts that freely dish out black-eye to the cyclist and drivers? Create state police and local government elections

Wheelbarrow pushers dey pay tax to FG before?

Will state, LG and touts abide?

christejames:
So FG been dey follow tax Okada and barrow pushers ?

Nigerians don suffer sha,

I was also shocked the day i discovered that wheelbarrow pushers bow pay tax.

I called a wheelbarrow pusher to carry some goods from the truck to my store, only for me to carefully observe the wheelbarrow and discovered there was a number on it. I asked the barrow pusher what the number was for and he said it was placed by govt and that they do pay tax. I was like WTF 😳

Without doubt, President Tinubu is a lover of the people. Things are tight but it’s obvious he is thinking of ways to solve problems every day.

Lagos agbero nor go gree

dre11:
FG moves to suspend nationwide collection of levies on Okada riders, fuel trucks, shops


The president said he was exercising the powers conferred on him by section 5 of the Nigerian constitution.



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Some people go eat their own flesh in Lagos be that!

Lagos left the group

It'll take 6 months to get the full Idea

I've trust issue with our President already..


No be today you promise and fail... "You mentioned this during your campaign to office".

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And during the six-month break, you resume "taxing" them to the point of exhaustion, exactly as you did in Lagos..

He did that in Lagos and yet your ungrateful family refuse to move to your land where there are no taxes. Are you that brainless?

jmoore:
Wheelbarrow pushers dey pay tax to FG before?

Yes, to iya oloja and agbero

Ola9ja23:



This one needs chains before he enters market

those bandits collecting dues from okada snd give them marking..They should ban LASMAN and those men in white/black disturbing our peace on all roads

If they can move against Agbero and Touts in Abuja, I will be very happy.
Imagine dropping your friend and family on the road, and they willbe dragging car key with you.

Wetin your boiz go chop, why are commercials buses not included?