The president of ULC, Joe Ajaero, who fielded questions from journalists on Tuesday in Lagos, called for the immediate withdrawal of the Act.
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Communication is important in tax administration. While it is natural for people to oppose any form of taxation, a tax system must be seen to be fair, just and equitable. The current resistance to taxation in Lagos and other parts of Nigeria – FCT, Anambra, Benue, Edo, Cross River – in part raises governance issues
Ambode said the State Government would come out with a positive position to ameliorate the issues raised by stakeholders on the new Land Use Charge law in the next one week, adding that the increment was all in a bid to protect the future and create permanent prosperity for the State.
Our take up point in this brief intervention would be to condemn in un-mistaken terms, reports in the news media particularly that of The PUNCH newspaper of Thursday, 8th, 2018 where a purported seven-days ultimatum was issued to the Lagos State Government by one, Mr. Adeshina Ogunlana, the Chairman, NBA, Ikeja branch to reverse the Land Use Charge Law, 2018.
Oyedele, the Head of Tax and Regulatory Services, PricewaterhouseCooper Nigeria, made the appeal in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos on Friday.
In a statement issued on Thursday by the Convener of the Group, Comrade Adeniyi A. Sulaiman, the Save Lagos Group added that it has concluded arrangements with similar likeminded organizations to occupy the state secretariat in Alausa to continuously mount pressure on the government to change its ways, which he said are inimical to the wellbeing of the people of the state
The state Chairman of the party, Moshood Salvador, gave the description while speaking at the party’s “General Assembly” in Lagos on Thursday
Speaking at a news briefing held in Lagos, the State’s Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Kehinde Bamigbetan, said there were so many misconceptions and misinformation about the new law, adding that the law was a progressive enactment duly made by the House of Assembly and handed over to the Executive for implementation in the overall interest of the people
The Spokesman for the party in Lagos, Prince Adelaja Adeoye, while interacting with newsmen on Wednesday in Lagos, said the new LUC will geometrically increase the hardship Lagosians will face, urging Ambode to retrace his steps immediately because of the ripple effect this decision will cause
Akinyemi Ashade, the state Commissioner for Finance and Special Adviser to the Governor on Taxation and Revenue, said this at an interactive session with journalists in Alausa, Ikeja
The distribution, which commenced last week, ought to have been carried out much earlier in the year, but was delayed by a review of the Land Use Charge Act by the State House of Assembly
Ambode gave the directive shortly after paying his personal Land Use Charge at the Guaranty Trust Bank in Opebi area of Ikeja.
Speaking shortly after paying at the Opebi branch of Guaranty Trust Bank in the presence of top management staff of the bank, Ambode said the measure was aimed at improving on service delivery to residents of the State and as well block all revenue leakages
Confirming the incident, the Police PPRO, ASP Olarinde Famous Cole, said there would be no hiding place for criminals in Lagos State, adding that officers of the command are at alert to nip crime in the bud
He revealed, at the 8th Lagos State Taxation Annual Stakeholders Conference held in Ikeja, that the pharmaceutical company belonging to Agbaje, JAYKAY, owes the state government N1,629,064.62