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Alpha-Beta Gate: Lagos Assembly admits error

Fikayo Owoeye by Fikayo Owoeye
March 8, 2018
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Alpha-Beta Gate: Lagos Assembly admits error
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  • House of Assembly admits error in the reviewed bill
  • Governor denies high figure in circulation
  • Extends period for discounted payment invoice to April 14
  • NBA issues a seven-day ultimatum to government.

The last may not have been heard on the increase in the Land Use Charge recently announced by the Akinwumi Ambode-led administration of Lagos State.

Following the outrage on the insertion of Alpha-Beta-a company that has been helping the state to collect taxes since the era of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the House of Assembly has denied the engagement of Alpha Beta as a consultant in the new Land Use Charge payment.

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The Chairman of Assembly Committee on Information, Hon. Tunde Braimoh, agreed that Alpha Beta was mentioned in error, noting that the process of promulgating the new law “is not complete until gazetting when the official copy will be available and the law properly cited.”

Braimoh, therefore assured the state that the correct position “will be reflected before the law is gazetted. The process of gazetting itself is being expedited in view of these issues.”

However, the Ikeja branch of the Nigerian Bar Association has given the Lagos State Government a seven-day ultimatum to reverse the recent hike in the Land Use Charge. Adesina Ogunlana, chairman of the branch said that the association was ready to embark on a mass protest tagged, ‘Hell Tax Must Go’ against the new tax regime.

The chairman noted that the NBA was strongly opposed to the Land Use Charge, which he described as an “excessive and arbitrary tax regime” calculated at turning Lagos State into a “toxic environment and a living hell” for the residents.

Executive Chairman of the Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) Ayodele Subair, in an interview with Thisday newspapers recently gave several reasons behind the sharp increase in Land Use Charges by the state. According to him, the sharp increase was largely due to the non-revision of the law in nearly two decades and the government’s need to raise revenue.

In his words:

“Again, the land use charge has not been renewed for about 16 years. So, the government deemed it fit to try and review the law. In the past, a lot of properties were seriously undercharged; you could see a house on queens drive, Ikoyi, that is paying ₦18,000 and the house is worth probably hundreds of millions of naira or even billions.”

The State Government has also announced its readiness to dialogue in a bid to resolve the grey areas in the Land Use Charge. Noting that the state government has extended the period for tax payers to enjoy 15% discount in the reviewed Land Use Charge law to April 2018.

Importantly, LASG has extended the period for tax payers to enjoy the 15 per cent discount in the reviewed Land Use Charge Law to April 14, 2018.

— The Lagos State Govt (@followlasg) March 8, 2018

LASG has reiterated that LUC is payable annually in respect of all real estate properties in the State, which means owners and occupiers holding a lease to a Property for ten (10) years or more are now liable to pay the annual LUC invoice charged.

— The Lagos State Govt (@followlasg) March 8, 2018

 


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Fikayo has a degree in computer science with economics from Obafemi Awolowo University. ITIL v3 in IT service management. An alumnus of Daystar Leadership Academy. Prior to joining Nairametrics had stinct in Project management, Telecommunications among others. Also training in Consulting and Investment banking from Edubridge Academy. He has very keen interest in Politics, Agri-business, private equity and global economics. He loves travelling and watching football. You can contact him via fikayo.owoeye@nairametrics.com

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  1. Ralph Odua says:
    August 13, 2022 at 7:45 am

    Why is investing Anambra state money in a family business by Obi not corruption, why is it different from what Tinubu did? How many Anambrans have the same privilege? Only truth will free us not selective Amnesia, not double standard.

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