New tax policy will worsen hardship — Archbishop Hezekiah tells Nigerian govt

The Archbishop of Living Christ Mission and Chancellor, Hezekiah University, Most Rev. Daddy Hezekiah, has appealed to the Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led Federal Government to reconsider the enforcement of the caller taxation policy, stating that it amounts to much than treble taxation and volition deepen the sufferings and hardship encountered by the masses.

Bishop Hezekiah made the entreaty successful Owerri aft receiving the Imo Broadcasting Corporation Special Recognition Award, held astatine the corporation’s Events Centre on Akanchawa Road, New Owerri.

Represented astatine the juncture by the Deputy Chairman, Board of Trustees of Hezekiah University, the antheral of God said that the Federal Government should person concentrated connected however to combat insecurity, corruption, injustice, kidnappings, hardship, and different societal ills alternatively of taxing radical amid economical hardship.

He added that the caller policy, if implemented, whitethorn impact the banking industry, arsenic galore radical whitethorn beryllium reluctant to enactment their wealth successful banks.

“Also, it is successful the champion involvement of the Government to ever signifier transparency successful each it does. For example, radical should cognize however these loans obtained from overseas governments are used.

“I besides plead with the Government to guarantee that each these atrocious roads successful Nigeria, particularly successful the South East, wh...