The Abia State government has reacted over market shop protest by some persons in the state.
In a statement made available to Igbere TV on Friday by Abia State Revenue Services Agency (BIR), “the N18,000 is annual payment which means N1,500 a month and N75 a day if we consider 20 working days.”
The statement reads,
- The N18,000 is annual payment which means N1,500 a month and N75 a day if we consider 20 working days.
- The N18,000 covers Personal Income Tax, ASEPA, Stallage, ABSAA, PPIDF and Fire Service as this covers all they should pay for the Year
- The State made it a consolidated bill to eliminate multiple Agents and Agencies going to the market and shop owners for one revenue or the other.
- ASMATA and All Market Chairmen took part in this discussion and agreed.
- In order to make the burden light, it was agreed with them that it will be spread over 6 equal installments.
- It is their market leaders that are mandated by Government to collect to reduce friction among agents and traders.
- This payment is restricted to those in the shops while those not in the shops pay tolls
- Government needs its revenue to provide infrastructure and other amenities to Abians.
-Abia State Revenue Services Agency (BIR)
