Omo, dis tax reform wahala dey vex many Naija workers as dem dey complain say salary increase no even show for pocket!
According to report from The PUNCH, dem don bring new Personal Income Tax (PIT) wahala wey get plenty adjustments. If your salary dey below national minimum wage, you fit sleep well as you no go pay tax. If you dey earn around N1.2 million per year, you dey free too, but no be everybody dey feel the difference for their salary.
Adetunji Morgan, wey be banker, talk say him salary just increase by N5,000. E come dey wonder if that one fit buy him any decent thing. “E increase, but abeg, wetin N5,000 fit do for this Naija wey dey craze?” he yarn.
Adedayo Lawal wey dey work for Lagos State say e still dey calculate how the new PAYE tax go affect him pay cheques. E point say dem give dem Yuletide allowance in December, but only half of am don show. “I no even sabi wetin dey happen,” he lament.
Tolulope Ifeanyi wey dey do financial service come join other workers talk say the increment no mean much. “Mine increase small, but no be the kind increase wey fit make sense,” she gisted.
Even Joshua Austin wey be media person join say him salary increase no fit buy him shawarma wey cost N2,500. “As I dey talk to you now, shawarma no fit wait for me with this increase,” he dey laugh.
Workers dey trade hot gist about this tax reform. Uchechi Nwankamma wey dey work for Access Bank, come talk say dem just give am small change wey help am cover small things wey dey rise up for market. “E no plenty, but at least e fit help small,” she add.
However, Taiwo Oyedele wey dey handle the Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms Committee, say dem don hear from people wey dey notice reduction for their PAYE tax. Him talk say dem go host meeting with all the necessary big boys for organization to make sure say everybody sabi how this tax reform go work.
But as dem dey react to this news, some workers still dey feel say dem no see any benefit. Rasha, wey dey tweet, talk say why hin own take-home pay dey reduce instead of increase. Others too join talk say tax dem dey deduct plenty at the end of the month.
Kenneth Erikume from PwC explain say this tax reform fit help plenty people wey dey earn below N25 million annually, but wetin happen for people wey dey earn above am no too good. “Dem fit face higher tax wahala,” he note.
Dr. Aliyu Ilias wey be developmental economist explain say dis tax reform supposed to be good, but as things dey unfold, e dey show say wahala dey come small small. E de fear say this kind policy fit strain wetin people get for pocket.
As lawmaker sef dey raise eyebrows over di tax discrepancies wey dey happen, e go better if dem fit look into am again. Naija workers dey hope say dem go fit see dat meaningful change wey go really enhance their pocket na soon.
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