₦airaland Forum

Sannisege:
They want Nigeria to be like America but they don't want to pay taxes. They all rush to Canada where everything is taxed but they don't want tax in Nigeria. How will local refineries like Dangote break even if cheaper fuel is imported from other countries? If you can't afford imported fuel that carries 15% tax, then buy locally refined fuel. Shikena!

Do you mind these people, they want to eat their cake and still have it, most people that are complaining here ask them are they paying their tax except for the civil servants whose tax are deducted from the source.

The most important thing we must hold government to is accountability,if they are collecting taxes let see what they are using it for. The America and western world we are praising and running to for good social amenities are not plugging the money from the trees it's mostly from the taxes being paid by the citizens.

Atleast he is better than Putin

Putin sees Russian men as Meat
He send them to meat grinder in Ukraine

Imagine if Tinubu force you to go to south Sudan and die for nothing.

And this one is also a human being living in poverty with brain in his head, chai.

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Sannisege:
They want Nigeria to be like America but they don't want to pay taxes. They all rush to Canada where everything is taxed but they don't want tax in Nigeria. How will local refineries like Dangote break even if cheaper fuel is imported from other countries? If you can't afford imported fuel that carries 15% tax, then buy locally refined fuel. Shikena!

Imagine, this one too will say he is human being with a well developed brain o.

Fujiyama:
^^^
This is false.

It is true.


Thirty-one states have no contribution to the federal budget and depend entirely on FAAC for their survival. Yet, these states are borrowing money to build conference centres, airports, and flyovers instead of investing in education and healthcare to develop skilled workers and industrial parks to attract investment.

Why do you think Bua is investing in a new refinery in Awka Ibom when there are options in other states?

Watianoengineer:
We Nigerians are not complaining about the Tinubu taxes. So this man should get out.


Tax makes every nation great

No worry, it's because you're benefiting from the system. Time will tell when your tears and that of your children and grand children shall flow.

Sannisege:
They want Nigeria to be like America but they don't want to pay taxes. They all rush to Canada where everything is taxed but they don't want tax in Nigeria. How will local refineries like Dangote break even if cheaper fuel is imported from other countries? If you can't afford imported fuel that carries 15% tax, then buy locally refined fuel. Shikena!

In your wildest dream the taxing is to better Nigeria and make it look like America . The taxing is to fund elections and loot. Not to better the country

This clown supported Tinubu in 2023

Tayorshd87:
You made a very good contribution 👏
But base on your assertion ehn even before now we have been complaining so all this new tax or changes too are not actually new ..
Even in US the citizens are not happy with trump all because u can't satisfy everybody 🤔
.shey u get but as long as the tax will be used correctly then I still support it 📌

That's the point @bolded

ChizzyBuna:
Atleast he is better than Putin

Putin sees Russian men as Meat
He send them to meat grinder in Ukraine

Imagine if Tinubu force you to go to south Sudan and die for nothing

always shifting goal post and end up making no point.

why will tinubu force you to sudan?
does nigeria have any interest there?
are we sharing borders like russia/ukraine?

can you see your deficient reasoning?

sulaak:
Nigerians want good roads and schools, but they don't want to pay for them.

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There is strong demand by Nigerians for private education (after leadership failure has all but destroyed the public education system). That challenges your assertion that Nigerians want good schools but don't want to pay for them.

Its more complex when it comes to roads (because of their nature) but the evidence clearly suggests that Nigerians are willing pay for good roads.

sulaak:
The reason why Lagos is functioning is that the state collects taxes and invests in infrastructure, such as rail, roads, and security.

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No.

This isn't the time or place for the usual back and forth about Lagos. Yes, it may be in a better position (financially) than nearly all other states but it is still an urban hellhole.

sulaak:
Nigeria will instead pay a bribe or ransom to bandits than pay taxes.

^^^


Hope you are never put in the position where you need to pay ransom for a kidnapped relative or close friend. You don't want to experience it, trust me.

Suspect33:
I knew it was only a matter of time. Tribalism can only sustain you so far, in no time, you'd join your perceived enemies to decry the hardship. You can only lie to yourself for so long

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Na this tribalism wey una dey sing for two years. 6 more years to go, Una go cry tire

Guestmale:
The most important thing we must hold government to is accountability,if they are collecting taxes let see what they are using it for.

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Very good.

The accountability you speak of isn't an abstract concept. You talked about seeing what the taxes are being used for, right?

The Tinubu administration is required by legislation to issue budget implementation reports to Nigerians on a quarterly (or is it every four months?) basis. The last time the BAT administration complied with this rule was in early 2024. What does that tell you about how BAT views accountability?

At the click of a computer mouse button, I can see the tax returns or statement of net worth of nearly all prior US presidents (those still alive at least). Yet I cannot do the same for BAT. See how it gets difficult to make accountability a real thing?

Watianoengineer:
We Nigerians are not complaining about the Tinubu taxes. So this man should get out.


Tax makes every nation great

Taxation is not our problem. Afterall we go to developed countries and pay their taxes.

But Taxation is only in order when govt is efficient in enabling a productive economy. By providing basic infrastructures.

You should not over tax a poor population.

People will say the uk taxes alot but they also do alot for their citizens.

If nig govt wants to tax us like UK, they should do what uk govt does for its citizens.

Stable electricity
Good roads
Access to free basic education
Access to good public healthcare
Efficient court/justice system
Security

All the above are not rocket science.

If they provide just 70% of the above, we will be too busy being productive than to complain about Taxation.

You may argue that they need tax money in order to provide these things. But they have been taking loans upon loans in the name of infrastructure, if they are not siphoning the loans, that's more than enough for infrastructural transformation.

Sannisege:
They want Nigeria to be like America but they don't want to pay taxes. They all rush to Canada where everything is taxed but they don't want tax in Nigeria. How will local refineries like Dangote break even if cheaper fuel is imported from other countries? If you can't afford imported fuel that carries 15% tax, then buy locally refined fuel. Shikena!

The question I have for you is this: why is importer fuel cheaper than dangotes locally produced fuel.

Cost of operation is too high in nigeria due to infrastructural deficits.

Locally produced goods should not be costlier than imported.

And we will pay tax in nigeria when we begin to see transformation across the board.

I said across the board. Meaning when we start seeing standard govt hospitals and good govt schools in the local communities. No be to dey use 10b building road of 2b dey use style steal money

Fujiyama:
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There is strong demand by Nigerians for private education (after leadership failure has all but destroyed the public education system). That challenges your assertion that Nigerians want good schools but don't want to pay for them.

Its more complex when it comes to roads (because of their nature) but the evidence clearly suggests that Nigerians are willing pay for good roads.

^^^
No.

This isn't the time or place for the usual back and forth about Lagos. Yes, it may be in a better position (financially) than nearly all other states but it is still an urban hellhole.

^^^


Hope you are never put in the position where you need to pay ransom for a kidnapped relative or close friend. You don't want to experience it, trust me.

Private education has always been a prevalent option in Nigeria. I went to a private primary school in the 1970s. The fact that Nigeria's public education has deteriorated is due to government corruption and a lack of funding.

Nigerians forget that the currency and national income (both foreign exchange and local currency) are dependent on oil exports, and if the value of Nigeria's oil export deteriorates and the cost of imports increases, Nigeria will have to depend on debt and diminished oil revenue to fund services at both the state and federal levels. There must be some level of taxation to reduce dependency on oil and debt.


Lagos has become a hellhole due to the overpopulation within Lagos, a City designed for 1 million people, now has a population of 24 million. I support the Lagos state action on destroying illegal structures across the state. The mass migration to Lagos is unsustainable; people are not moving to Lagos for its social services, but rather because their home states are unsafe, and Lagos is the most viable option in Nigeria due to its large population. Lagos' economic vitality is due to the Lagos State government's ability to collect taxes to fund infrastructure programmes, independent of federal government funding.


In 1991, when the Federal Government relocated to Abuja, we all thought we would have some respite from the population burden; instead, the streets are now a marketplace. FESTAC, which was once a beautiful town, is now a ghetto due to overpopulation.

There has been a suggestion for state police, but many state governments and Nigerians are against it because they believe it will be used to victimise them. The federal government is limited in its capacity and resources. Armed state police will be the first line of support for banditry. Nigeria must accept that the federal system of government requires that the state governors must be the Chief Security Officer responsible for state security; the other option is for Nigeria to return to regional government (My preference)

realG101:
The question I have for you is this: why is importer fuel cheaper than dangotes locally produced fuel.

Cost of operation is too high in nigeria due to infrastructural deficits.

Locally produced goods should not be costlier than imported.

And we will pay tax in nigeria when we begin to see transformation across the board.

I said across the board. Meaning when we start seeing standard govt hospitals and good govt schools in the local communities. No be to dey use 10b building road of 2b dey use style steal money

This is why the imported fuel is cheaper, and the Importers cannot stop; they have taken loans from both Vitol and Trafigura to supply dirty fuel to desperate Nigerians because of the incompetence and corruption of Nigeria's oil regulators ,include the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) for the upstream sector, the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA)

In the energy industry, the cheapest, dirtiest petrol is referred to as “African quality”. This type of petrol, laced with high levels of toxic substances, is banned in Europe.

But major international oil traders, including Trafigura and Vitol, continue to sell the dirty fuel to West African countries, despite the proven risks to human health and the environment.

In doing so, they are bypassing efforts designed to improve the air quality of West African cities, according to a months-long investigation by The Continent, conducted in partnership with investigative journalism platforms Apache and Spit (in Belgium and the Netherlands respectively).

Low-quality petrol and diesel are a major problem for air quality in West Africa.

These dirty fuels contain sulphur and benzene, which can cause cancer, as well as manganese, which damages engine parts, particulate filters and catalytic converters.

The potential health hazard is severe: in 2016, the Swiss NGO Public Eye estimated that a ban on high-sulphur fuels could prevent tens of thousands of premature deaths.

The European Union has tightened its standards for sulphur in petrol in recent decades, allowing just 10 parts per million. But the regulations in most of Africa are much less stringent.

The Economic Community of West African States allows up to five times as much sulphur, although not all member states abide by this rule. Nigeria still allows up to 15 times as much.

https://mg.co.za/africa/2024-01-22-inside-the-african-quality-fuel-scandal/

Tayorshd87:
Loot or not loot 😔
If we are rich we won't be borrowing 🤔
Infact part of our cooperative money the government do borrow it for something 🤔
The question is if you very rich can u still borrow to buy cloth and shoe??

IF THE TAX WILL BE USED CORRECTLY THEN WE ARE OPEN FOR DEVELOPMENT BUT IF ITS THE OTHER WAY RIUBD KIKE YOU ARE THINKING THEN I DIDNT SUPPORT IT 😞

Oga the money will be looted

Meedon:
Oga the money will be looted

..holy Ghost 👻 fire it won't be looted in Jesus name 🙏

Tayorshd87:
..holy Ghost 👻 fire it won't be looted in Jesus name 🙏

Which Jesus ? Deh there the pray while they continue to loot the treasury. Jesus weh deh another planet the cool off, you think say him the care for Nigeria matter

Watianoengineer:
We Nigerians are not complaining about the Tinubu taxes. So this man should get out.


Tax makes every nation great

We are complaining

We can't be paying tax and still provide the basic amenities for ourselves

Una never see anything. Na 2nd term una go see the real tax and the real renewed hopelessness.

Meedon:
Which Jesus ? Deh there the pray while they continue to loot the treasury. Jesus weh deh another planet the cool off, you think say him the care for Nigeria matter

Let's see how it goes sha

Stop comparing Nigeria with those countries like UK , USA etc where their leaders can be held accountable. Their leader don't have private jets like Nigeria rulers and politicians. Nothing works in Nigeria because Nigeria is fantastically corrupt from head to bottom. Stop leaving in self denial.

Tayorshd87:
Don't you want Nigeria to be great like US UK Canada that pay tax with all their income ??

Tinubu will have his hands full by next year when he starts implementing this Toxic Tax policy..

Nigerian youths are waiting for him. For now, make him finish with his Trump invasion wahala, na the next wahala be that..

E no go funny..

marv1:
Stop comparing Nigeria with those countries like UK , USA etc where their leaders can be held accountable. Their leader don't have private jets like Nigeria rulers and politicians. Nothing works in Nigeria because Nigeria is fantastically corrupt from head to bottom. Stop leaving in self denial.

But u can compare Nigeria that there is no stable job electricity water security with developed countries abi 🤔

Make una dey play