The Abia government has dismissed allegations that it imposed N50,000 tax on women selling akara on the streets across the State.
The government also denied reports that it is subjecting school proprietors and other business owners in the state to excruciating taxations.
The Commissioner for Information, Okey Kanu, made the clarification on Monday in Umuahia while briefing journalists after the Executive Council Meeting presided over by Governor Alex Otti.
Kanu who said that the government had earlier abolished multiple taxation and has not introduced any new tax as being alleged by the opposition.
“There is another one trending. It is the story of an akara seller who is paying N50,000 as tax.
“This is pure fallacy and nothing can be farther from the truth as akara sellers don’t pay tax or levies but they pay daily tolls,” Kanu said.
The commissioner said that the Abia State Board of Internal Revenue has no power to increase taxes without getting approval from the House of Assembly.
He also dismissed claims that it is the pressure from the opposition that made the government to commence gratuity payments to pensioners.
- Media Report