He also disclosed that NECA has secured a landmark judgment at the Federal High Court against the Kano State Revenue Administration (Amendment) Law, 2017. He said the Court in its ruling invalidated the Consumption Tax provisions of the Kano State Revenue Administration (Amendment) Law, 2017. Oshinowo remarked that the legal action became necessary due to the fact that the Government through its Kano State Revenue Administration (Amendment) Law 2017 had introduced and imposed a consumption tax. The Court set aside the provisions of the Kano State Revenue Administration (Amendment) Law 2017, as it amounted to the duplication of the Value Added Tax. “The court further restrained the Government of Kano State and the Kano State Inland Revenue Service from implementing the provisions of the Kano State Revenue Administration (Amendment) Law 2017.

Source: The Guardian July 31, 2018 05:15 UTC