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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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Plateau IRS Recovers N2.5bn Out Of N19bn Tax Liabilities Of Federal Agencies In The State

Plateau state Internal Revenue Service has announced that it has recovered from the Federal Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) outstanding Tax Liabilities through the joint collaborating efforts of joint tax board to the tune of N2.6 billion being part payment of their tax liabilities to the state. Arlat Dashe Dasogot, Executive Chairman of the state

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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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Tax evaders are criminals, economic saboteurs – FIRS Chairman

Individuals and business owners who make profits from businesses, but refuse to pay taxes, are criminals and economic saboteurs, the Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Tunde Fowler, has said. The FIRS Chairman was reacting to insinuations that the FIRS’ decision to place a lien on peoples’ accounts for refusing to take advantage

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