The Government through the Federal Ministry of Finance has also commenced the process of sanitising the tax administration and revenue collection system of dishonest operatives. “Encouraging our citizens to pay taxes is a matter of law but it is also a matter of trust. She assured that the Ministry would continue to root out fraudsters from compromising the integrity of the tax administration and revenue collection system. The Minister further enjoined members of the public to desist from the procurement of tax certificates that were not consistent their true income. She added, “We have cases of procurement of tax clearance certificates with no corresponding records or assessments in the tax offices.

Source: Nigerian Tribune January 28, 2018 15:56 UTC