Chai! Na real movement dey happen for North Central Nigeria as states no dey slack for tax reforms o! Na so Jigawa, Plateau, Kogi, Nasarawa, and Kwara States don dey step up their game, all in line with wetin President Bola Ahmed Tinubu don plan for tax wahala.
Jigawa State don already sign the Harmonised Taxes and Levies Bill, and people wey dey chop from this aspect don chop belleful! This law suppose clear all those wahala wey dey make people dey pay double tax like dem be born again. E go help dem streamline tax processes and even bring more transparency to the system. E be like say dem wan use technology do magic for revenue collection, no more wahala!
For Plateau State, Governor Caleb Mutfwang no dey carry last as he don sign the Plateau State Harmonised Taxes and Levies Law too. This one na big deal wey go fit help dem collect tax better and clear road for infrastructure development. All these laws na to make sure say nobody go collect tax for street like dem dey sell pepper for market.
Nasarawa State no wan dey left out too! Governor Abdullahi A. Sule don sign the Revenue Administration Law wey go put all the money matter for one clear table. Dis law go tidy up their tax system and make sure say nobody dey collect money anyhow. Small businesses go dey smile as e dey flexible for dem!
Kogi State sef don join the train as Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo don approve laws wey go make tax collection more proper. E get as e be, everybody dey try modernise their revenue matter because who no go fit catch the collector go dey run their own show!
Though we no hear wetin dey happen for Kwara State, e dey show say the state dey follow the correct trend as their fellow North Central states dey yarn on top tax wahala. All these steps wey dem dey take go change how money dey enter state coffers.
Analysts don talk say dis new laws dey indicate say we dey move from the old, jumbled way of collecting taxes wey paint everything dark-blue, to one wey go benefit everybody. Na nine tax types go dey approved now, and dem don stop roadblocks for collecting money—chai! Na wetin we need!
With all these reforms, e mean say things go dey easier for business and all the small traders wey dey hustle. Dey fit breathe small as e go make dem think say dem dey safe to do their business without constant fear of ‘government wahala’ for corner.
Observers dey talk say dis don begin new phase for the fiscal governance for Naija, every state dey jost for how to generate enough revenue to support growth and development. E go sweet if all these plans wey dem dey put for ground come work well, make we dey ready to celebrate!
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