Governor Ayade Removes the Payment of Taxes by Low-income Earners in Cross River State

Governor Ayade Removes the Payment of Taxes by Low-income Earners in Cross River State

As part of Cross River State’s COVID-19 pandemic palliative measures, the governor of the state, Ben Ayade, recently inaugurated an anti-tax agency designed to abolish payment of taxes by low-income earners.

Speaking at the Government House in Calabar, the Governor disclosed that the exemption will cover small and medium scale businesses, peasant farmers, commercial transport operators, and food vendors.  Hotels with less than 50 rooms and all those struggling to earn a living are also included in the tax reprieve.

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Governor Ayade further stated that he is not interested in generating income from all sources as he charged the members of the newly inaugurated Agency, who are all religious leaders, to take their assignment seriously by exempting the poor and vulnerable from paying tax.

The Chairman of the Agency, Bishop Emma Isong, assured the public that the agency will work hard to make sure that people in all the 18 Local Governments of the state are affected. He also promised that the agency will work with all levels of fairness and equity in order to commercialize the state and encourage businesses.

Watch the governor speak on this below.