₦airaland Forum

addexx:
If I pay tax in Nigeria make I melt . Trillions upon trillions of looted funds have not been recovered. The people who loot us dry are not in prison. No politician in government past and present is willing to declare assets. Our budget is filled with unnecessary expenditure. There's mismanagement in every sector of the economy. I haven't seen any accountability from FIRS on tax use both past and present. Balablu has been an extortionist and a tax master, his legacy has been based on extortion masked as taxation. Need I say more . All these have not been addressed.
I will now give my sweat and blood to these thieves to fatten their bellies the more. . Joke of the century.

saintopus:
No Nigerian sees taxes as punishment, all Nigerians are trying to say is that will our taxes be accountable and put into good use?
That's all Nigerians need and that's what differentiate Nigeria 🇳🇬 other countries in the world

Wahabfuture:
I don't think Nigerians are scared to pay taxes, problem is that it will be looted, even a 10 years old Nigeria kid know this

correctyourself:
If about 10 members of my family are paying taxes and none of then are able to get government job is that not suffering?

Solababa91:
You're quite right but the big question is who can challenge a Nigerian government, in saner climes, judicial institutions, law makers and enforcers would help put the government in check, but does same apply in our beloved country?

BlackViper:
https://tribuneonlineng.com/dont-see-taxes-as-punishment-firs-boss-tells-nigerians/

SmartyPants:
Why not simply speak for yourself?? There are numerous Nigerians who indeed feel taxes are a punishment.

BlackViper:
https://tribuneonlineng.com/dont-see-taxes-as-punishment-firs-boss-tells-nigerians/

tanigororo:
FIRS mandate is collection not spending, we should hold ministry of finance and department of budgeting accountable for expenditures

saintopus:
Why they see it as punishment is because they believe paying tax is giving someone money without proper accounting. They believe someone will loot the money

addexx:
I'm aware. But do the funds even reach the ministry
Of course, the money goes to CBN straight. CBN is the pocket of the nation, everybody spend from the pocket
Who is firs chairman reporting to
FIRS is under ministry of Finance, invariably he reports to the ministry of Finance.
We just know what they tell us.

nairalanda1:
Lexy2014, how do we raise money when the dollar baseline is less than what was expected for the budget?

Lexy2014, if we stop borrowing and raising taxes because we 'can't trust the government'...then how would salaries be paid

Lexy2014, why haven't you held the APC government to account? Do you support them.

Lexy2014, why do you excuse tinubu and all his predecessor's corruption?

Lexy2014, why are you never expressing your views on this site.?

(Sorry guys, and dear readers, but if you assume I support corruption, this is what you get)

chidiokay:
its a known Fact that No ccountry can tax itself to prosperity ... its preposterous for anyone to posit We dont have options other than Tax, Tax

1st Nigeria is blessed with crude, we have refuse to fully explore these very resources optimally ... united emirate is living like paradise on crude alone

Nigeria is blessed with so many resources, which could serve as better sources of revenue, aide balance of trade and even creat more jobs

The greatest source of revenue and boost to economy are natural resources not Tax

Instead of Tinubu Fixating on Tax, why not ensure we optimize Crude production and make sure we refinery local ...
Taking this step alone will help the economy better than whatever Tax has to offer

No country Tax itself to prosperity, Taxing in a low productivity economy wont take us anywhere, FDi stats is enough attestation

WizardOfNG:
Good post and utterance from a progressive and well-meaning Nigerian. Very different to the post of the nuisances above yours.

Sure that is always a worry but we have never had a decent culture of proper collection of taxes from those who can and should pay it.

I feel we should begin from that point at least and then play our part challenging Government to spend what is collected judiciously.

What we have now is condemnable i.e a situation where tax collection is lax and virtually non-existent because Government is too focused on oil income to care about other legitimate avenues of raising money to use developing Nigeria. The principle of collecting tax efficiently is sacrosanct to all serious nations of the world.

Wahabfuture:
Arguing over this issue is a waste of energy and time for me, why are you talking as if you don't know the money will be looted? I don't live in Nigeria and i pay taxes in the Country where i live, and I also enjoy the benefit of paying taxes. Insecurity all over Nigeria, no stable power or clean water.   you still want to tax the poor masses when you know it will be looted.  people are being killed in dozens everyday, security forces are not spared and nobody give a damn, all the Government cares is borrowing and tax to loot

nairalanda1:
You don't understand my point

Tax is not a means to prosperity. It's a means to raising revenue to.[/b] Especially since oil prices aren't favoring us.

Prosperity comes from your country economy being based on manufacturing and export of manufactured goods and services.

That is where apc is failing. Industrial economy