The Osun State Government have come with ways to collect more tax and one of it is to tax students in the state. The Tax payment is not only paid by students in Tertiary Institutions but also comes down to the ones in Primary school. The state Government is taxing all students even if the parents of the wards pay tax to the Government, students in Tertiary Institutions coming from another State are also taxed even if they come with proof of their parent payment of tax from other states they must pay tax. The students tax is imposed on all students in the state owned Educational institutions be it Primary , Secondary and Tertiary. It was gathered from our source that students in the state Tertiary Institutions are to pay tax of N7,200, which is to be renewed at subsequent interval, pupils in primary school are to pay N1,500 per child for tax after which they will be issued a tax clearance. Is this suppose to be so, are students suppose to be charged on direct tax? Are they working? If the state is seeking ways to create funds, it should not come from this angle.


source: www.trendsng.com/2017/03/students-paying-tax-in-osun-state.html?m=1