Deji Elumoye in Abuja and Dike Onwuamaeze in Lagos
Some members of the organised private sector (OPS) have advised state governors to eliminate multiple taxations and introduce measures to further improve Ease of Doing Business (EoDB) in order to attract investors and promote economic growth.
This is coming as Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said Nigeria has faced severe economic downturns, hence the need to widen the tax net so that more people who are eligible to pay tax can pay.
The advice by the OPS followed the recent EoDB report released by the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC), which ranked Gombe State number one among the 36 states with an overall average score of 7.69 out of a maximum score of 10.