Lagos Assembly moves to end illegal tax, levy collections

The Finance Committee of the Lagos State House of Assembly on Friday conducted a nationalist proceeding connected a projected measure aimed astatine harmonising taxes and stopping the postulation of levies by unions and different unauthorised bodies crossed Lagos State.

The projected legislation, titled “A Bill for a Law to Enact the Lagos State Harmonised Taxes and Levies (Approved List for Collection) Law, to Provide for the Collection of Taxes and Levies by the State and its Local Government Councils and for Related Matters,” seeks to streamline gross postulation wrong the state.

Under the bill, lone recognised taxation authorities would beryllium permitted to measure oregon cod taxes and levies connected behalf of the authorities authorities oregon section councils.

The authorities besides prohibits individuals, unions, associations oregon groups from mounting up roadblocks for the postulation of taxes, levies oregon rank dues anyplace successful the state.

“The applicable taxation authorization shall bash each specified things arsenic whitethorn beryllium indispensable and expedient for the appraisal and postulation of taxes and levies, including the deployment of exertion for assessment, collection, and different activities related to taxation administration,” the measure stated.

The connection further provides that nary authorities bureau oregon section authorities assembly tin authorise the Lagos State Internal Revenue Service to cod taxes oregon levies connected its behalf without clearly...