People
who consume alcohol in Akwa Ibom will now be made to pay tax. The
State’s Commissioner for Finance, Akan Okon, made the announcement
yesterday while speaking with Journalists in Uyo.
“Some people
who lodge in hotels and consume alcohol will henceforth pay taxes to the
state government. The focus is to look inward to see how the various
opportunities that are available in the state can be harnessed to raise
the Internally Generated Revenue(IGR),’’ the commissioner said.
The
commissioner also decried the attitude of some businessmen in the
informal sector of the economy who fail to pay their taxes to
government. He noted that if they paid their taxes, it would help the
state pull resources together and that would help in providing social
amenities for citizens.
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