No going back on road, haulage taxes – Ogun govt

The Executive Chairman, Ogun State Internal Revenue Service, Mr Olugbenga Olaleye, has said the state government is determined to continue with the implementation of the single inter-state road tax stickers, and single haulage fee.

Olaleye, in a statement, noted that this was agreed with chairmen of other states’ Internal Revenue Service including the Federal Capital, at the 151st Joint Tax Board meeting in 2022 for the benefit of transporters and the government.

Speaking during SIRTS and SHF stakeholders’ engagement/sensitisation meeting with OGIRS/JTB at Obas’ Complex, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, the chairman said the initiative was to harmonise various payments made by transporters, promote ease of doing business nationwide, and improve government’s Internally Generated Revenue.

He explained that the initiative would be a win-win situation for transporters and government when compared to how various payments were made by transporters before the innovation.

Olaleye said the SIRTS just like the consolidated emblem paid by transporters, would be paid annually while SHF would be paid per transaction at the point of loading and offloading the goods.