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Agency seeks higher tax rate for SUV owners

The German Environment Agency has advocated making cars with high carbon dioxide emissions more expensive given the boom in the purchase of sport utility vehicles in the country. “We must find measures to promote climate friendly transport, Federal Environment Agency president, Maria Krautzberger, told dpa on Tuesday. A proposal from the agency is an income […]

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Osinbajo: Resolution on VAT Exemption for Capital Market Operators, Stamp Duties Ready Soon

The federal government will soon come up with a resolution on issues bordering on the collection of stamp duties as well as the extension of Value Added Tax (VAT) exemption on capital market transactions, among others, the Vice-President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo disclosed weekend. VAT charges on transactions in the capital market, which was suspended in

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MTNN Drags FIRS To Tribunal, Says N1.7tr Tax Paid Since 2001

The board of telecommunications giant- MTN Nigeria Communications Plc, on Friday, hinted the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) of its pending “technical disagreement” with the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) on whether it ought to pay corporate tax on a N330bn (about $1.1bn) fine. The matter, according to a statement by Uto Ukpanah, its company secretary,

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Oyo will not Increase Tax to Improve IGR, Says Revenue Board Chairman

The Oyo State government has expressed its determination not to increase tax on small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs) in its drive to increase its revenue base. The Chairman, Oyo State Board of Internal Revenue (BIR) John Adeleke, who made the disclosure while speaking with journalists in Ibadan weekend, also said the government would rather

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Operators worry over vessel import tax, competition

Many stakeholders in the Nigerian maritime industry are worried about the import tax imposed on new vessels. They say this may put them at a competitive disadvantage among other African countries in a free market. A former Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, Mfon Usoro, observes that whereas aircraft brought into

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