Soludo Suspends Taxes For Heavy Duty Vehicles, Promises To End Multiple Taxation In Anambra
Slashes Taxes For Keke, Shuttle, Taxis Okada
Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has suspended taxes and rates paid by heavy duty trucks for loading and unloading of goods.
He said that there was a fundamental problem with the way and manner truck drivers were being taxed in the state; and ordered that no money should be collected from them till the issues were rectified.
The governor also announced the reduction of taxes paid by commercial tricycle, motorcycle, popularly known as Keke NAPEP and Okada operators, as well as shuttle bus drivers.
Governor Soludo announced this during a meeting with the transporters, which took place at Prof. Dora Akunyili Women’s Development Centre, Awka, on Wednesday.
The Governor declared, “We’ll reduce the tax for Keke NAPEP from N15,000 to N10,000. Then, it can be broken into four. This means you can pay N2,500 per week. Taxi was N17,500 or something like that. We’ll get it down to N12,000 per month which is N3,000 per week.
“Shuttle buses will also come down to N3,000 per week. Okada riders will now pay N4,000 per month; that is, N1,000 per week. Mini trucks used to pay N20,000 per month. You’ll now pay N15,000 per month which is N3,750 per week”, Soludo also announced.
He observed that many people do not pay tax, and explained to them that government needs money to build roads, provide health care facilities, quality education as well as other social amenities for better life.
“We want a tax system that will be progressive; poor people will pay small, while rich people will pay more. We will simplify it and put an end to this multiple taxation.
Soludo further informed them that his administration has decided to do away with touts, promising that plans are on to engage unemployed youths in skills to enable them earn their living.
“We will also deploy technology to put an end to the activities of thugs. That is the tax system we want. We want the tax system that will have these three characteristics”, Soludo assured.
The transporters expressed gratitude to the governor for considering their plight.
