Anambra Govt. targets N4 billion monthly from traders as AIRS staff move revenue drive to markets

BY POLYCARP IFEANYI / ONITSHA

Staff of Anambra State Internal Revenue Services (AIRS) have begun sensitization tour to markets in the state with a view to making traders pay their government levies in time.

Addressing journalists in Onitsha on Thursday, the Executive Director of Internal Revenue Services (AIRS) for Anambra North zone, Dr. Christian Madubuko said, “the amount payable for the levy is ₦12,200 per trader annually but under review, and government targets not less than ₦4billion monthly from traders’ development levy”.

Madubuko explained that the sensitization exercise would ginger traders who have not paid their government development levy to comply immediately.

“Our mission here today is to sensitize the people about payment of government development levy in the market. Some have paid while some have not complied. We are giving those who have not paid up till tomorrow to comply, otherwise by Saturday morning, it will going to be hot”.

“So far, people are complying but they need to do more and that is why we are going round the Markets to inform them”, he said.

Daily News Nigeria Correspondent who was in the entourage of the AIRS boss, saw him visiting some markets in Onitsha which included; International textile market Onitsha popularly known as Ogbo-abada, Bridge-Head market Onitsha and Ogbaru main market.

The exercise is expected to continue as indicated by the AIRS official.

Also speaking, the President-General of Ogbaru main market, Mr. Ndubisi Ochiogu, said he was impressed with the presence of the Revenue Director in the market, stressing that his presence has vindicated what he had been telling traders to pay their government revenue in time.

“Traders have now believed what I have been telling them. Although, those who have paid their own revenue in my market is greater than those who have not complied. So, I am still urging the remaining traders who have not paid to do that immediately”, he added.

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Jude Ossai (JP) a veteran journalist is a National Diploma holder in Mass Communication from Ogwashi-Uku Polytechnic Ogwashi-Uku, Delta State. He also studied at Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT) Enugu and Imo State University, Owerri for his first and second degrees in Mass Communication, respectively. He writes extensively on politics, crime, corruption, climate change, healthcare, human rights, social justice, among others.