A Federal High Court in Lagos has restrained the Lagos State Government from enforcing the provisions of its new Hotel Occupancy and Restaurant (Fiscalisation) Regulations 2017.
The law introduced a five percent consumption tax in addition to a five percent Value Added Tax on every purchase or service rendered by hotels, restaurants, fast food outlets, event centers, bars and nightclubs in the state.
But in a ruling delivered on March 21, 2018, Justice Rilwan Aikawa restrained the state from further enforcing the law.
The judge said the law would remain suspended until the final determination of a suit filed against its implementation by the Registered Trustees of Hotel Owners and Managers Association of Lagos.
The judge also temporarily struck down the Hotel Occupancy and Restaurant Consumption Law Cap H8, Laws of Lagos State 2015.
He particularly restrained the state from enforcing or implementing paragraphs 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 11 of the Lagos State Hotel Occupancy and Restaurant (Fiscalisation) Regulations 2017.
Justice Rilwan Aikawa stopped the state and its agents from visiting the plaintiffs’ hotels "for the purpose of installing fiscal electronic device and any other purposes whatsoever in furtherance of the law and the regulations."
Akinwunmi Ambode
He made the interim order following an ex parte application taken before him by the association of hotel owners in Lagos through their lawyer, Mr. Olasupo Shasore (SAN).
Shasore, who is a former Attorney General and Justice Commissioner in Lagos State, had prayed the court to stop the state and its agents from visiting his clients "between March 1 and March 10, 2018, or any other period before or thereafter" pending the hearing and determination of his clients' motion on notice dated March 7, 2018.
Justice Aikawa, after granting the interim restraining orders, adjourned till April 17, 2018, to hear the plaintiffs' motion on notice.
Joined as defendants in the suit, marked FHC/L/CS/360/2018, are the Attorney General of Lagos State and the Federal Inland Revenue Service.

http://saharareporters.com/2018/03/23/court-restrains-lagos-state-enforcing-5-hotel-tax-law

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I don't blame Ambode and Tinubu i rather put the blame on their blind supporters who keep on hailing him even whenever he do wrong. This is the beginning If Ambode can rise tax like this in his first term it means that his second term will be disaster. let the poor people keep on cheering him the will be the one to suffer Blind supporters who have no shame. Ambode is too comfortable he is not feeling any shaking because he knows that he have already won his second term. next year before election Ambode will share the poor people one cup of rice and recharge card they will forget all the pains and hardships the go through because of Ambode increasing everything in lagos they will still vote for him again.

Ambode - You want to turn Lagos into Amerika overnight when all the basic infrastructures & amenities are not in place?

Obatala will kill you and your master that resides at Boudillon.

Seun:
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Yes sir...the little profit people dey make oga Ambode wan dey eye am too