RE: UZODIMMA'S DAILY TAX COLLECTION: HEIGHTS OF ECONOMIC BARBARISM, CALLOUS AND INSENSITIVE

Our attention has been drawn to a circular making the round from the stables of the Imo State Internal Revenue Service intimating Imo petty traders of a daily tax collection with effect from Wednesday 13, 2020.

While outlining the dangers therein, we wish to also address the sheer hypocrisy exhibited by this Uzodimma APC led Regime as laughable as they continue to unfold by the day as they have contracted one faceless consultant called Peevalyn Dynamic Services Management to be collecting daily tolls from petty traders for the regime.

According to a circular released by the Imo State Internal Revenue Service, the consultants will from Wednesday 13th May, 2020 start collecting daily tolls of ₦100 even from roadside vulcanizers, umbrella lotto operating vendors, welders, etc.

While we recognise that tax collection is one of the many ways in which any state government make money for the government, we must point out that it must be done in tone with the prevailing economic realities of the time and must be implemented with human empathy.

First, we view this as the height of policy contradiction of the regime as the Supreme Court Governor stated in his 100 days in office address that the use of consultants in revenue collection will not be tolerated by their regime. The same consultants they condemned our government for are now the same consultants they have contracted to collect daily tolls from petty traders.

Secondly, we view this as the height of insensitivity on the part of the state government to plights of the people in dealing with post covid-19 economic crisis.

This is callous, taking into consideration that governments all over the world are offering businesses soft landing to operate so as to encourage commerce to boost the economy which was crippled by the covid-19 economic lock down.

In fact, many states in Nigeria like Anambra, Abia etc are all implementing post covid-19 economic recovery plans by announcing various tax cuts and tax rebate regime for business operators in their states, most especially, the small scale business operators like these petty traders that the Uzodimma APC led Regime are now imposing daily tolls on.

The present economy of the state is still recovering as there will be days where these petty traders will not make any sale; why then do the state government want to daily tax the life out of them?

Almost every day, hitherto viable business outfits in the state keep closing down due to unfavourable economic conditions to operate yet what the state government could thinker out as answers is imposing daily tax tolls.

Every sensible government now are working out economic practical measures like tax relaxation to aid in the post covid-19 economic recovery process of the economy and not imposing draconian daily tax regime - this is economic barbarism which will ultimately spell more doom for the already suffering business outfits and the already distressed economy of the state.

We hereby condemn in its entirety, the moves by the Uzodimma APC led Regime elects to make life more difficult and unbearable for our people by way of imposing heavy daily tax burden on petty traders and other business interests which they should be encouraging to recover from the post covid-19 economic stress.

We cushion that this is a major recipe for economic crisis and must be rescinded forthwith.

We charge the Uzodimma APC led Regime to roll out the state government's policy framework on the post covid-19 economic recovery plans and not imposing inhuman and draconian daily tax regime on the already suffering business environment.

Ambrose Nwaogwugwu,
DG: IMO PDP NEW MEDIA.
May 10, 2020.

APC doing what they are best known for, how can u impose Daily Tax on petty traders?

Circular ( only if that's true) but not yet take effective but the Pdp have already been displaying their annoying attitude

Petty traders? This is slavery.Uzodinma should better direct his tax drive to established private & corporate business establishments with the state.

It is a very good development every Nigerian should pay tax and 100 naira can't kill them.

See, it's not that bad if the tax will be put to good use.

100 box no fit kill them.

I support the gov.

Everybody involved in any form of legitimate business should pay tax.

This will at least raise the IGR of South East.

It is good the South East contributes something to national purse like other region.

Dbboy:
It is a very good development every Nigerian should pay tax and 100 naira can't kill them.

I agree 100%

Imo state is in the hands of........

ObafemiAwoIowo:
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mynd44 lalasticlala seun
rule 2

He didn't break any rule.
Maybe you should use glasses and re read Rule 2 again


2. Don't abuse, bully, deliberately insult/provoke, fight, or wish harm to Nairaland members OR THEIR TRIBES.

seankafor:
See, it's not that bad if the tax will be put to good use.

100 box no fit kill them.

Do you know that there are days these petty traders doesn't make up to ₦100 profit?

No one is saying that government should not tax but why must it be now that the state is recovering from the covid-19 economic lock down?

Sensible governments are giving tax breaks to encourage the quick recovery of the economy not imposing draconian tax regimes.

No Nigerian is qualified to pay tax.

The tax that we keep on paying every month, what have they been doing with it.

All Nigeria roads, especially the ones in the three southern zone's of Nigeria are bad.

So, paying tax to failed government is not right.

ican2020:
No Nigerian is qualified to pay tax.

The tax that we keep on paying every month, what have they been doing with it.

All Nigeria roads, especially the ones in the three southern zone's of Nigeria are bad.

So, paying tax to failed government is not right.

The roads in the north are worst...

Nigeria no get road

The seven justices that selected him as governor will all rot in hell.