Umar Bago, Niger state governor, says hawkers and petty traders in the state are now exempted from paying taxes.
In a statement on Tuesday, Bologi Ibrahim, the governor’s chief press secretary, said Bago announced the exemption while addressing journalists at the government house in Minna.
Bago asked local government council chairmen and councillors to stop unfairly taxing petty traders with immediate effect.
He said the state’s centralised tax system already excludes hawkers and petty traders from paying taxes.
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“We have observed with dismay how petty traders and hawkers are being exploited with multiple taxes,” Bago said.
“As a government, we have resolved that henceforth, no trader, no petty trader, should be taxed.
“Hawkers and petty traders are tax-free in Niger.”
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Bago added that anybody found taxing them will be dealt with decisively for extortion.
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