‘Land Use Charge reforms law is people-friendly’

 Uja Emmanuel, Makurdi

LAGOS State Government has said its Land Use Charge Reforms Law has a human face.

It said it was enacted with the welfare of Lagosians in mind, adding that it was different from the Land Use Charge (LUC) of 2018.

Finance Commissioner Dr. Rabiu Olowo spoke while welcoming officials of the Internal Revenue Service, Federal Capital Territory Abuja, who were on a work-study to Lagos.

He said the need to make the Act people-friendly informed the provisions such as the 40 per cent general relief, a waiver for pensioners and discount on early payments, among others.

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The commissioner, represented by the Director, Administration and Human Resources, Mr. Haruna Ayodiji, stressed the need for increased Internally Generated Revenue at all tiers of government, through effective and innovative taxes, to shore up the dwindling revenue of the government.

Olowo said the Land Use Charge Law would help in eliminating multiple taxations, while at the same time boosting revenue generation and consolidation through efficient identification of property, as well as effective collation of data and information on land property in the state.

The Director, Tax and Revenue Department, Alhaja Moriliat Ganiyu, said the objective of the LUC was to mitigate against multiple taxations on properties, explaining that the reform was an attempt to improve transparency in the billing process with the introduction of self-billing methods for citizens.