By Ehi Ekhator, Naija Center News
Edo State Governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole has re-stated his desire to leave behind a virile and stronger institutions to affect the necessary changes in the government of the state.
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The governor, who made the statement while inaugurating a fourteen-member Board of Internal Revenue says the state is set to create a compensation system to reward tax loyalists and punish defaulters.
Oshiomhole explained that the board is part of the reforms that will drive necessary changes in the governance of the state.
The governor who noted that the state government is perfecting plans to grant autonomy to the revenue service expressed his desire to emulate other countries that have survived on building institutions.
He however assured civil servants in the revenue service that the inauguration of the board should not be seen as a threat to their jobs.
According to Oshiomhole “If you don’t pay tax, you can’t put your mouth where you are not putting money, too many of our people are still not putting money.
“I see communities talking about erosion problem, road problem but they are not talking about who is paying taxes in those communities. So we have a duty to collect tax and i promise wherever tax is collected will be judiciously managed for the good of Edo State”
Oshiomhole urges community to pay tax
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