Oladimeji RamonThe Federal High Court in Abuja has struck down sections 96 and 97 of the Kano State Revenue Administration (Amendment) Law, No. 3 of 2017, which empowers the state to collect consumption tax. The court, in a judgment by Justice John Tsoho, declared that the imposition of the consumption tax vide sections 96 and 97 of the Kano State law, over the same goods and services which were already subject to Value Added Tax, amounted to double taxation. The defendants in the suit were the Attorney General of the Federation, the Kano State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice and the Kano State Inland Revenue Service. 3 of 2017, did not amount to double and multiple taxation.”They contended that sections 96 and 97 of the Kano State Revenue Administration (Amendment) Law, No.

Source: Punch July 22, 2018 23:15 UTC