Tax Agency Congratulates Laycon, BBNaija Winner
The most dynamic agency in Nigeria remains the tax agency. Now, Laycon, over to your accountants as the taxman has been taking note of the goodies. This is coming after that blockbuster revelation that Lagos state government will begin to charge huge transaction tax on school fees : "In LASU [the state university], the stream two students who are meant to pay N150,000 as school fees will now be charged N7,500 as transaction charges payable to PAYTECH instead of N415 currently charged."
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has given all tertiary education institutions in the state till September 30, to enrol on the platform of a private firm – Payment Technology Limited (Paytech) – for the collection of their internally generated revenues.
But unlike the current practices across the institutions which enable them (firms) to receive remittances at little or no cost, the new firm is proposing 10 per cent charges on all transactions done at the schools.
According to the firm’s proposal, while five per cent of every transaction will serve as ‘administrative’ charges, another five per cent of total monthly remittances will be deducted as the firm’s commission.
Naija and money these days - na real wahala. Sure, Laycon needs to pay. But I hope the government reduces the new education fees.
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