Quick News - Tax evasion: 5m Lagos residents to face prosecution

[MrVan]

Disclosing this at a joint briefing by the state Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice Mr. Ade Ipeye, Special Adviser to the Governor on Taxation, Mr. Abimbola Shodipo and the state Executive Chairman Inland Revenue service, Mr. Tunde Fowler said that of the estimated eight million residents in Lagos, statistics shows that only three million pay their taxes. He said that about five million residents do not pay thus leaving the tax burden on the three million who pay.

- Vanguard Nigeria

[Folami David]

5 million! Wow! So many people are in trouble o..This is serious