Na wah oo, my people! Anambra State don join the big boys dem wey don sign for tax reform! Governor Charles Soludo no carry last as he sign the Harmonized Taxes and Levies Law for Awka, and e be like say we dey enter new level for tax administration for Naija.
This new law wey Soludo sign na the third of its kind for Nigeria, following Ekiti and Zamfara State wey don already carry the matter for head. E be like say dem don finally gree say dis tax wahala no fit continue like this. Na Federal Government we dey follow jare, as dem dey push National Tax Reform Acts. E go kick off from January 1, 2026, no wahala.
But make we wet for small gist on wetin really big for this law. E go help to standardize tax levels wey go dey collected, so people no go dey confuse again. E go set remove all those multiple charges wey dey make us feel like dem wan use our head carry load. This one na win-win for everybodi, because if government fit collect tax well, dem go fit provide beta services for us, no more jaga-jaga tax matters!
Soludo don yan say dis law dey show say the state dey serious to put system wey go work better for the people. Dem wan remove all those old wahala wey dey make tax collection tough. Na to create something wey go make sense for everybody wey go help citizens and businesses flourish. Tax go balance now, as dem go use technology for the matter. No more wahala, my guy.
As e be now, the states don start to align with the national tax reform agenda, small small, and this one dey make sense because we no fit dey do the same old thing wey no dey give results. No be so we take sabi road! Dem don see say harmonising tax go bring more people-centered approach wey go make everybody dey happy.
And the Presidential Committee wey dey on top this tax matter don talk say these reforms no be just for collecting money. Na also to make sure say people no go dey collect tax anyhow again. Dem wan restore trust wey don waka, so businesses go fit operate without plenty wahala.
Make e clear, businesses wey dey struggle to cope with all these old informal levies go dey see beta days ahead. Especially the small and medium enterprises—those wey dey run markets and all. This new law dey guarantee say dem go fit have better structure wey go make their own side of business smooth like butter.
Na only Lagos, Ekiti, Zamfara and now Anambra don dey sign this kind of law. Katsina and other states dey follow for this new tax wave, make we dey watch as dem dey put their own house in order too. This one go help to create a nationwide uniform system wey go benefit all of us, na wa!
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