₦airaland Forum

Kukutente23:
Brilliant take by Daily Trust!!
It is unfortunate that it is a northern newspaper that is intelligently contributing to the discourse from a dispassionate point of view while southern ones are simply joining the bandwagon and drumming platitudes and propaganda instead of intelligently dissecting the issues with insights and concision.

Zombies have been attacking me since yesterday simply because I have been pointing out incongruencies in the bill claiming I'm anti-progress. Meanwhile even they do not understand anything about the bills other than that it must pass because it was presented by their god and anyone against it is just being a hater or anti-progress or a parasite.

Meanwhile, it is VAT we are talking about here. Even parasites have to pay VAT going by its definition! For the avoidance of doubt, the main points are itemized here:

1. VAT is presently being collected at point of production and not consumption which makes its collection disproportionately higher in urban and large manufacturing areas. Meanwhile it is a consumption tax that's supposed to be paid by the final consumer even if it is embedded at every stage of production.

2. VAT is presently being shared based on two principles. Point of collection and population of states. The first principle is the bone of contention the pro-South people have while ignoring the second principle. If VAT is truly a consumption tax, then it bears that areas with higher population should pay more of it than those with lower population figures not so?

3. The bill does not clearly define any new model for collection or distribution of VAT. It only changes the sharing formula within the units. With this, the North suspects it's a ploy to rob it of revenue based on derivation. Derivation is actually used ambiguously in the bills.

4. We all know that conformity with laws and regulation is higher in the South than the North. This might be a reason for the low VAT revenue from the Northern states. Anyone who has been to Kano or Kaduna will wonder how those places generate such little VAT with the very high commerce that goes on there. It is simply an administrative and compliance issue and not because they are parasites as most Southerners quickly conclude. If compliance can be improved upon in the North, don't be surprised if Kano starts to pull as much VAT as Lagos. Why should FG collect VAT anyway? Why not let the states do it and remit to the centre?

5. Among the items exempted from VAT is agricultural produce. Obviously, the aim is to keep food prices low. We all know that the North is the main farming zone of the country which means you have summarily robbed them of VAT in a bid to feed everybody. Why then do we summarily dismiss them as parasites? Just imagine VAT on tomatoes, peppers and onions alone.

My brother the bolded is the issue?

Any ruling government that want to reform has gotten only one function - decongest the functions of FG and bring the state into

If tinubu wants a better nigeria, there's only one proposal he should send to national assembly - remove Vat from exclusive list to recurrent list

Shikena

Buy since he's a Maradona, whose aim is to manipulate, only him understand the ulterior motive he wants to achieve

Buy maradona evil genius can't win all the time

maasoap:
Obi is going back to PDP and Atiku, he will be Atiku's VP in PDP in 2027

2027 is long time

ORIAYO70:
When I see anyone condemning APC
I viewed them as fools, see people calling APC demonic party I see them as slowpoke, both LP n APC r one in criminiality

Funny 🤡

Have lp ruled before, how's LP and apc the same

2023 LP expenditure was Ogbon sodiki of tpain cult to make tinubu win




When obi knew he had been submerged, he couldn't retreat he was afraid of ultra igbos not to call him a weakling

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Daddy g.os don buy jet, one don even get airstrip, na car elese merin ogbeni still buy

Awon hell fire pastor

State police will solve insecurity - no

Let (f)rsc work become a state agency - no

Let water, agriculture & road be purview of state - No

Just hand over Vat collection to states and stop all this conundrum - no

How will nigeria progress, when they politicise and major in minor in all pertinent issues

Gangs of nigeria

Lolzzzzz

Lolzzzzz 🤣

The funny thing about these folks that castigate other tribes are doing so mainly for political affiliation and sentiments

Ridiculous

There are too many fraudsters parading themselves as pastors

Even the old g.os I thought were holy, it was just serious packaging they were using then

The internet and economic downturn has really exposed them

Most charismatic popular pastors in nigeria are not to be admired

Righteousness2:
HEAVY DEEP LIES from the Deep pit of Hell.

There is Real Abudant Wealth without evil.
The is a Wealth of the Treasures of Darkness and the Hidden riches of Secret Places..
DO THE WILL OF GOD and you will see real Prosperity..
PROSPERITY that does not bring you Sorrows.

Conciously put GOD in your affairs in REALITY not just in mouth and you will Enjoy Life without Struggle.

You are the one peddling lies and misinformation


Where in the Bible that serving God brings you stupendous riches

Beautiful

Best of luck

SmartPolician:
The news story says that the Austrian ambassador witnessed the agreement signing. I don't think a government official of that calibre will be involved in scams in Nigeria. Give them time and see what happens later.

Lolzzzzz 🤣

The more you look the less you understand

helinues:
Toh

All the people he has been written rubbish about in the past are now having his time.

Na different ways to receive senses

Anyone that doesn't write to favour your god, is writing rubbish

oponu!

Are you the owner of the farm or farm manager

Only demons work for a devil

Mccullum:
Only a short sighted one attack reforms because of a politician. To you Tinubu may not be trusted.

However, the reforms will stand even the politician that formulated it left office. If the tax reform is going to be good for a rewarding future of this country.

Separate your trust and the goodness of the bill for national interest. Politics and governance are different things.

You are funny 🤡

Nazgul:
I don't support anything from Tinubu's government cos all their reforms are targeted at ripping off the masses.

When fuel subsidy was removed, some people argued that it would help the government save money and channel it to other sectors for development.

Today despite the trillions they've claimed to save, they're still borrowing up and down. Worse is that we're not seeing what they're using the billions of dollars they've been borrowing to do. They just borrow and loot. It has gotten so bad that a reps member called $2b lunch money.

Should I talk about the floating of the naira, the increase of electricity tarrif, the increase in custom duties... I can go on and on.

None of these policies is currently benefiting the masses in any way. So what makes you think that the tax reform would?

You gat it

Everything tinubu reform is just to deplete the income of the people

From subsidy to wallet charges

For the most talked aspect of the bill - Vat, let each state control her vat

He's just to send bill for removal of Vat from exclusive to recurrent

All this first collecting then sharing, are they not tired of it

They will eat their flesh and drink their blood to full

Chekwume16:
Ekpa is not serious person. Freedom fighters stand for what they believe in and even go to jail for the cause. This shows he is just enriching himself with this biafra struggle. I have never taken him serious. The problem is that a lot of south easterners are very gullible when ever it comes to this biafra thing

Fact!



Imagine someone will sit a sane country comfortable reliable country and be causing havoc for the people he claimed to be fighting for their cause

Well he has made money form the gullibility

This one na one of tinubu's mentees

Use crime to get to the top

Though crime is the main route to reach the top sha in this world

What does " lesser devil' mean?


But if it's about contrasting obi and tinubu, obi is 1000% better than tinubu

Personality, leadership, spendthrift, profile, energetic, dedication, responsive, empathy that's obi

For tinubu

Crime, violence, wicked, lack of empathy, arrogance, desperate, controversy, extravagance, intolerance, cunny

RoyalUc:
Same with the guys.

I think that mindset and illusion is even worse with guys

You just stated the fact

mikkyangel3:
A customs officer who lived in a #200m house with #500m rescued in property.


The fire didn't burn him enough.

Because was it his salary he used to build a #200m house?

Spits

But politicians steal pass him

🤣

What a very sad gory death

PressMyButton:
When a man's ways pleases the Lord, he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.


After God, na Tinubu 💪 God bless Nigeria

Lolzzzzz 🤣

You took sycophancy to another level

May God reward you

dangote is really doing the investors work well

Lithiumite:
So the govt spending money it doesn't have to subsidise your fuel you buy in your car is not satanic.... People are living their lives and are becoming more responsible with resources by being far more prudent and meticulous.

Smart people preempt this and made a plans to stay above water but dumb people like yourself would rather the status quo remains even if the economy would tank out in so far you are able to drive you jalopy around for every unproductive reason with cheap subsidised fuel.....we noh want subsidy again!! Now govt has no reason not to provide basic amenities for the people

Woe unto you

The pain you derive from people's suffering shall be triple on you and your family

AllenSpencer:
Politics is same all over the world. How they steal and enslave their people is just different

Even in your comment, you pointed a difference

Still you say they're the same

Let me give you an example, come to Oyo state and see what seyi is doing

Since he became governor

Does he mean he's like a politician like Yahya Bello

presido11:
I am of the opinion that Tinubu bought the election but anybody that voted yinubu don't deserve pity if the economy is bitting hi or her now.

I have a cousin brother that always call people Obidence. He is a Buhari and Tinubu supporter. Before Buhari he has a car and doing relatively ok. But now he is a regular keke, okada and treking candidate. Even to go east he takes night bus because he can't afford normal day bus or flight again. Every now and then he is praising this govt on social media but always disturb for money inbox. He want to japa now but no money. The worst part is, the people that might help him japa are the people he insulted and call3d names during election. So tinubulation is bitting him hard and he has nowhere to run to for help.

Last week I asked him, why do you want to japa when the govt is doing well? He picked offence and I like it because he cannot ask me for money again.

He will be on nairaland defending tinubu

Just like his fellow cursed hellanuz, vulturégrill, saleje, tundegun etc

The devil has condemned them

Lithiumite:
What's wrong with that ....many chinese still cook with charcoal and even people in the middle east....no big deal whatsoever.

This are the satanic people around us

People who joy and revel in the sufferings of the innocent

God is greater than you, He shall reward you accordingly even this year



Wicked people doing the work of satan

Yung6six:
You talk like you're God. As if u don't know that even if a Donkey contests today, it will still have supporters. Even if the Devil contests today, he will get some votes.

You voted for apc tinubu Abi?

Lordbinsmar:
Baba mister wise man. The guy is saying the truth. Politicians are the same all over the world. They are a bunch of crazy and corrupt hypocrites.

Kpele wisest man

Are you blind or deaf to what's happening



American politicians aren't the same as nigeria politicians