Speaking at the first annual lecture of the Lagos State Professorial Chair of Tax and Fiscal Matters at the University of Lagos, Minister of Finance Kemi Adeosun disclosed that Nigeria has 70 million taxable adults but only 40 million of them pay taxes.

She said that 13% of active tax payers have their taxes deducted at source under the Pay as You Earn (PAYE) category.

“I have kept asking why the 30 million people have refused to pay taxes. Another major challenge is the fact that many Nigerians have other sources of income, yet they are only taxed only through the PAYE. Yet, they earn so much from part-time jobs, and extra businesses,” Adeosun said, adding that tax policies need regular reviews and should not be rigid.



According to The Nation, Adeosun said new tax policies must capture online businesses, entrepreneurship and the creative industry.



Source: http://www.naijanitro.com.ng/2017/12/30m-nigerians-do-not-pay-tax.html

This idiot that can't count is still here?

Simple analysis..What is the number of Nigerians that are unemployed?

Give Nigerians good governance and see people pay their taxes but sure APC government is never a type to trust.Guess they don't mean to say they need the taxes to fund budget again
[/b]".....Minister of Finance Kemi Adeosun disclosed that Nigeria has 70 million taxable adults but only 40 million of them pay taxes."[b]
The important ? is how many Nigerians are gainfully employed? Meanwhile more than 5M Nigerians have lost their jobs under this useless government and you're there talking about paying tax?
Can just wait to see the end and prosecution of all the shit characters in this government. Ndi ara.

Do u expect them to pay taxes and then u use it to add to $1billion to fight boko haram...abi

Thunder fire ur mouth very ineffective finance minister.

Okonjo iwella was way smarter and better than her she is disgrace to west...

the one wey I pay, how I take benefit?

Over 30m Nigerians are owned Salaries in their various state...Do me i do you FG no go vex

That means 30 million Nigerians are jobless

the people that pay, wetin una don use am do huh?
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ndi ara!

Madam! You are not correct, almost every Nigerian pay tax indirectly i.e indirect tax(tax pay on goods and services)

Okay.

The Afonjas wanted to prove that they are wiser than the Igbos which made them gave Buhari this mumu in order to prove Okonjo Iweala wrong.


Look at how the idiot landed Nigeria in trouble.


Hope the Afonjas now know that they are not the most intelligent ethnic group in Nigeria.

How much tax did she pay b4 she became a commissioner?

Yes... and you added 4m unemployed to that list..

Kudos/weldone/bravo

Federal government should learn from Lagos state on how they are able to educate lagosians on paying their taxes. Lagosians are complying because their tax are used to build infrastructure.

In the case of federal government, the money will be shared and looted with no investment in power and roads.

Pay taxes to our useless government

Do the FG even have a record of potential taxpayers? FG has to formalise the bulk of the informal economy. That's the initiative needed.

BigIyanga:
How much tax did she pay b4 she became a commissioner?

lollll