Benue State Government on Tuesday resolved to forward an amendment to revenue law through the Executive Council to State Assembly to plug the loopholes in the existing law that have left gaps for revenue leakages. The government also directed local government areas of the state to desist from multiple taxations in their respective council areas which it said had discouraged traders from outside the state to come to the state to buy produce. This, it said, had also reported to waste and decline in the state internally generated revenue. “That some MDAs who have formed the habit of diverting monies collected from PAYE should desist from this unwholesome practice as it contravenes the state revenue generation laws. The communique also warned that any person irrespective of how highly placed you may be who violates the Revenue Law shall be sanctioned.

Source: Nigerian Tribune December 01, 2021 04:19 UTC