₦airaland Forum

Do you know how much they pay thier citizens?

c2far:
Nigerians seldom joke with money.
Whoever has the president's ears should tell him to thread carefully on this taxation matter. The interpretation of the planned tax policy will not be interpreted in the simple way we see it.

Imagine the hausa radio explanation. Explore how the Yoruba news caster will say it. Think about how an Igbo news analysis will put it to the public. The backlash is one we may never recover from.

If you want the policy to hold. You need a year of consistently showing what you can do as a government especially at the state level. Trust building has to happen first.

Speak to the president, otherwise Kenya will be a dress rehearsal.

Exactly!This tax issue will be the downfall of Tinibu government.Every Nigerian would be affected,the army,police etc.How can you tax citizens 26% of their hard earned money without a social contract with the citizens ,to be looted just like that?No way!

mrvitalis:
Bros 90% of Nigerians won't qualify to pay that in Kenya

you need to be making over 3 million naira before u are to pay taxes in Kenya

Really?

CodeTemplarr:
Before crude was discovered, what did your fathers and mothers eat to have you?
Now if you agree they ate something without crude oil, and that crude oil funds is as good as tax in the hands of the leaders, tell me why should i submit my sweat to people who prioritize wastage and hajj or extremely useless projects to continue the charade so easily? Why?
It is clear who you work for. I know spambot is not intelligent nough to disvern that.

Imagine OBJ wasted $16 billion dollars of petrol dollars on a botched Powe project that never materialized.Amachi wasted $1 dollar of Rivers State petrol money on a botched monorail project that never happened.Both of them are free men today.

How Nigerian politicians are more corrupt than kenyan officials...

I cannot in good conscience pay taxes to a corrupt.
I cannot for the life of me, contribute for the welfare of the children of corrupt politicians.

ufotunang:
.. have you been to the country before..I am just asking

Didn't you read about first hand experience.

The other day, it was reported that the Police administration bought cartons of Cracker biscuits for up to 2 million Naira each, here in Nigeria--A carton whose price is N3,000 in the market. The National Assembly budgeted about 800 million Naira for each stand of Solar street light, which costs less than N150,000 to install. These are the kinds of things that go on in every government agency, department, and ministry. From the Presidency down to the Local government, these are the ways they operate. Public funds are openly and shamelessly drained away. So, how will there be progress in the country? Why would the people be happy to pay more taxes? Is this how it happens in Kenya without anybody saying anything? These are the major problems of Nigeria. Any President who does not address this issue or feigns ignorance of it is not worth the people's vote. I will never vote for such. It is not about how much tax we collect, but about what we do with it.

tefund:
Really?

Absolutely

Dey play. You want Nigeria to be like Canada but you no want make Government tax you...

BlackViper:
The problem of incompetence in tax collection is already raring its head again.

We have been told that the new tax regime will go into effect on the 1st of January 2026 and before then, everyone will be expected to already have a Tax Identification Number (TIN), but even as of now approaching the end of September, there is no single registration centre anywhere where one can get a T.I.N.
Ml
Are they now going to introduce registration centres at the 11th hour so people will be queueing for their T.I.N during the Christmas break because they want to beat the deadline of 1st January 2026?

To add insult to injury, they will still penalise you if you fail to acquire a T.I.N before the deadline.

Nigerians are watching and waiting.

Most lujely your NIN is your TIN. Go read more

30k.... defenders .... even if it makes no sense.
So Kenya is now a justification and a benchmark for the brazen theft and incompetence perpetrated by this government
To justify the pay and bigotry, silence all dissenting voices and opinions by "moderating" out views that differ from their lies.


Oya see food,...

naughtysaus:
Dey play. You want Nigeria to be like Canada but you no want make Government tax you...

Does this government look like they have a purpose of improving Nigeria and the lives of Nigerians.
What are you taxing people from? When the government has intentionally impoverished people as a policy?

Using your logic, what is the minimum wage in Canada compared to Nigeria? Or do you mean the comparison should only be for tax?

That 30% capital gains tax is simply too high.

It's ludicrous. 10% is sufficient.

surgical:
Why is how they pay or collect taxes you guys always emphasise what about how taxes are effectively utilise in other countries, it is always about taking no giving back
Such a situation brings disequilibrium
When the people fulfils their obligations, government must discharge their responsibilities too
They will never tell us the free health care in uk or Canada from taxes, or free schools from taxes,or subsidies for children from taxes, all this makes it bearable for the citizens to cope with whatever taxes
But in Nigeria our taxes are used to finance the opulent lifestyles of our politicians and the parasites will still have the audacity to say its not enough despite having nothing to show for the ones they had collected

Tax collection of 18% of GDP isn't enough to fund free health care or free universities. Worse, presently, it's just around 10%.

Most countries that offer these to their citizens collect at least 30% of GDP in revenue.

BlackViper:
The problem of incompetence in tax collection is already raring its head again.

We have been told that the new tax regime will go into effect on the 1st of January 2026 and before then, everyone will be expected to already have a Tax Identification Number (TIN), but even as of now approaching the end of September, there is no single registration centre anywhere where one can get a T.I.N.

Are they now going to introduce registration centres at the 11th hour so people will be queueing for their T.I.N during the Christmas break because they want to beat the deadline of 1st January 2026?

To add insult to injury, they will still penalise you if you fail to acquire a T.I.N before the deadline.

Nigerians are watching and waiting.

your NIN is your TIN as an individual.

grandstar:
Tax collection of 18% of GDP isn't enough to fund free health care or free universities. Worse, presently, it's just around 10%.

Most countries that offer these to their citizens collect at least 30% of GDP in revenue.

That's always the lies to escape accountability what of revenue from resource
What you stating is the government side which is far from the truth

surgical:
That's always the lies to escape accountability what of revenue from resource
What you stating is the government side which is far from the truth

That 10% the government collects has resources included

Moroccoguy:
your NIN is your TIN as an individual.

hello @everyone

pls how true is the above statement