By Philip Yatai
Kaduna, May 6, 2021 Two organisations, Tax Justice Network and Christian Aid, said they would collaborate to ensure that taxes generated in Kaduna State were used in the service of the people.
The organisations said that the tax for service initiative was to promote progressive tax systems in the state.
Dr Saied Tafida, a member of the Tax Justice Network Steering Committee, made the disclosure at the opening of Kaduna State Tax Perception Survey Validation Meeting, in Kaduna on Thursday.
He explained that the survey was commissioned by the Tax Justice Network, funded by Christian Aid Nigeria, with support from Foreign Commonwealth Development Office.
By Philip Yatai
Kaduna, May 6, 2021 The Kaduna State Internal Revenue Service (KADIRS) said on Thursday that 70 per cent of development levy collected in a community would be used to finance development projects in the community.
Dr Zaid Abubakar, Executive Chairman, KADIR, told newsmen in Kaduna, on the sidelines of the validation meeting on the state Tax Perception Survey, organised by Tax Justice Network.
Abubakar said that the plan, if approved by the State Executive Council, would entrench tax for service, stir competition and promote tax compliance among communities in the state.
NAN reports that KADIRS had in November 2020, announced plans to commence the collection of N1,000 annual levy from all adults in the state in 2021.
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Kaduna State is undoubtedly the third(3rd) most populous state, after Lagos and Kano States, with a population of about ten(10) million people, serviced by about one hundred and twenty thousand (120,000) public servants, which translates to less than 1.2 % of the total population. Before 2016, the annual budget estimates of the state was consistently in favour of recurrent expenditure. For instance, Ramallan Yero’s Budget of Consolidation and Continuity’, his last before his resounding defeat in the 2015 elections , which El-Rufai inherited, had N72.8 billion for Recurrent expenditure, about 35.72% of the budget and N130.9billion for Capital expenditure, representing about 64.28% of the budget. The twin problems, is not only in the budget allocations, but in the actual releases as year in and year out, Recurrent expenditure continued to outperform Capital expenditure.
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The Kaduna State Internal Revenue Service on Wednesday sealed the headquarters of Kaduna Electric Distribution Company over alleged N464.5m tax default.
The headquarters of the Kaduna Electric, otherwise known as NEPA building, is located on Ahmadu Bello Way in the metropolis.
Some of the company’s outlets at Kawo, Ungwan Dosa, Tudun Wada were affected.
KADIRS’ Secretary and Legal Adviser, Aysha Mohammed, said the offices were sealed for not settling outstanding pay-as-you-earn and withholding taxes between 2012 and 2018.
She said apart from withholding tax, Kaduna Electric had been deducting PAYE from staff, but not remitting to KADIRS as required by law.
Internal Revenue Service seals off Kaduna Electric over N464.5 m tax default Internal Revenue Service seals off Kaduna Electric over N464.5 m tax default
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The Kaduna State Internal Revenue Service (KADIRS) has sealed off the Headquarters of the Kaduna Electric Distribution Company over N464.5 million tax default.
Also sealed off, were the company’s Kawo Area Office, NDA Bus Stop, Unguwan Dosa Service Centre, Kawo Service Centre, and other offices located at Asikolaye and Tun Wada all in Kaduna metropolis.
The Board Secretary and Legal Adviser, KADIRS, Ms Aysha Mohammed, told newsmen, on Wednesday, after the exercise that the offices were sealed off for not settling outstanding Pay-As-You-Earn (PAYE) and Withholding Taxes between 2012 and 2018.