₦airaland Forum

AristocraticMe:
YES Sir, everybody should pay tax, including mechanics, hairdressers, barbers i mean everybody.
At the end of the year they declare their income to the government then the government tax them base on their income... and they pay either by cheque , cash or what ever way.... Simple..... that is it should be. SIMPLE

And those who have paid tax, what has the government done with it?

In case you haven't noticed, the average Nigerian is his own local government. He provides his own water, he provides his own electricity, he makes payments for vigilantes to secure his home, he repairs the road that leads to his house through self help, he pays every inch of the way for his life...the same life that could be snatched at any moment by

1. Accidents on roads that are more like a death trap

2. Fulani herdsmen

3. Boko Haram terrorists

4. Police SARS

5. Armed robbers

6. Armed bandits and cattle rustlers. Among many others.

AristocraticMe:
I will try and make this very short..... This is an open discussion though.

The reason Nigerians are complacent about the situation of Nigeria is because 60-70% of Nigerians dont pay tax. Why ? Most Nigerians are business people, the higher percentage are the small scale businesses...... How many of them pay tax.... NONE......

If you pay tax and you know that it is your money (tax) a person is embezzling without regards, no body will tell you to protest and revolt. They wont even try it.

That is one thing the developed nation did that we failed to do. We failed to create a system where by everybody contribute to the growth of the country. By so doing you will naturally hold any leader responsible.... You know how hard you work for your money then the government takes some percentage as tax on automatically and then one person embezzles it........ No body will tell you to stand for your right and no leader will try it.

Nigerian just keep shouting OUR MONEY ( What they mean is Oil Money or Money coming from Natural Resources) not money coming from your pocket........ If it is coming from pocket (Income) then the way Nigerian leaders siphon money wont happen like that. They will be scared to do that because they know people will hold them accountable for it.

Most Nigerians are in one social club or the other were we pay monthly dues..... during the end of the year party, the leader should come out and say they bought a crate of soft drink for N10,000 ...... Can they say that ? No..... they know people will revolt and it will cause problem...... Why ? because everybody has a stake in the club's money (it is our money) so naturally corruption will reduce .....

Secondly, people will naturally want to know how the money is spent and make sure it make sense or else the leader of the social club have some explaining to do........

Corruption cannot be eradicated but it can be reduced..

That is why corruption in Developed Nations is not as it is in Africa. Remember there is corruption everywhere but not as bad as Africa or Nigeria

In Nigeria a Leader came out and said her ministry feed children who are out of school with hundreds of million - How ?
In Lagos a Leader said a corona virus patient care cost is 1 Million per day and so on...

No wonder a British Prime Minister once said Nigeria is Stupendiously corrupt.......

Someone who gets it.

Too bad I have just one like to give your post.

To add some meat to the bones

1. Our tax to GDP ratio is 5.8 %. South Africa is 23%

2. We spent less than $3 billions on education. South Africa is spending $23 billion.

The problem is Nigerians want awoof.

FrLukas:
And those who have paid tax, what has the government done with it?

In case you haven't noticed, the average Nigerian is his own local government. He provides his own water, he provides his own electricity, he makes payments for vigilantes to secure his home, he repairs the road that leads to his house through self help, he pays every inch of the way for his life...the same life that could be snatched at any moment by

1. Accidents on roads that are more like a death trap

2. Fulani herdsmen

3. Boko Haram terrorists

4. Police SARS

5. Armed robbers

6. Armed bandits and cattle rustlers. Among many others.

That's because our income from tax and oil is not enough to meet our needs.

It can't even find our security apparatus well enough

Nigeria has a tax to GDP ratio of 5.8% South Africa has a tax to GDP ratio of 23%.

Nigeria is spending 26 billion dollars on the budget for this year and we have to borrow. South Africa is spending 23 billion dollars on education alone.

And SA is corrupt big time. (Just google Jacob Zuma).

The looting is happening because most of the money being looted is not coming from tax.

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AristocraticMe:
I will try and make this very short..... This is an open discussion though.

The reason Nigerians are complacent about the situation of Nigeria is because 60-70% of Nigerians dont pay tax. Why ? Most Nigerians are business people, the higher percentage are the small scale businesses...... How many of them pay tax.... NONE......

If you pay tax and you know that it is your money (tax) a person is embezzling without regards, no body will tell you to protest and revolt. They wont even try it.

That is one thing the developed nation did that we failed to do. We failed to create a system where by everybody contribute to the growth of the country. By so doing you will naturally hold any leader responsible.... You know how hard you work for your money then the government takes some percentage as tax on automatically and then one person embezzles it........ No body will tell you to stand for your right and no leader will try it.

Nigerian just keep shouting OUR MONEY ( What they mean is Oil Money or Money coming from Natural Resources) not money coming from your pocket........ If it is coming from pocket (Income) then the way Nigerian leaders siphon money wont happen like that. They will be scared to do that because they know people will hold them accountable for it.

Most Nigerians are in one social club or the other were we pay monthly dues..... during the end of the year party, the leader should come out and say they bought a crate of soft drink for N10,000 ...... Can they say that ? No..... they know people will revolt and it will cause problem...... Why ? because everybody has a stake in the club's money (it is our money) so naturally corruption will reduce .....

Secondly, people will naturally want to know how the money is spent and make sure it make sense or else the leader of the social club have some explaining to do........

Corruption cannot be eradicated but it can be reduced..

That is why corruption in Developed Nations is not as it is in Africa. Remember there is corruption everywhere but not as bad as Africa or Nigeria

In Nigeria a Leader came out and said her ministry feed children who are out of school with hundreds of million - How ?
In Lagos a Leader said a corona virus patient care cost is 1 Million per day and so on...

No wonder a British Prime Minister once said Nigeria is Stupendiously corrupt.......

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kikero:
Someone who gets it.

Too bad I have just one like to give your post.

To add some meat to the bones

1. Our tax to GDP ratio is 5.8 %. South Africa is 23%

2. We spent less than $3 billions on education. South Africa is spending $23 billion.

The problem is Nigerians want awoof.

exactly.....someone who gets it....