LAGOS State government has commenced moves aimed at harmonising collection of taxes, levies and fees by all revenue generation agencies at both the state and local government levels.
Taxation symbol Commissioner for Finance, Akinyemi Ashade, who made the disclosure at the 2017 Tax and Revenue Stakeholders Forum, said the measure to harmonise taxes became necessary following complaints from citizens of the state, particularly the business communities on multiple taxations from different tiers of government.
“Government is concerned about public complaints on issues bothering on multiple taxations in the state. We are here today to deliberate, resolve and fashion out a way of harmonising the collection of taxes, levies and fees by all revenue generation agencies of government in the state and local government areas saddled with the responsibility of tax collections and generation.”
Ashade said the meeting provided an opportunity to address areas of conflict, streamline revenue collection between the state and the local governments and set up a proper channel of collection and billings, adding, “The state government is passionate about providing an enabling environment for business growth for the people and therefore must ensure decorum on the way government officials carry out their duties.
