Rauf Aregbesola, a ministerial nominee from Osun
and former governor of the state, says he will impose heavy taxes on high
net-worth individuals if he eventually becomes a minister.
Aregbesola made this known on Monday while
responding to questions during his ministerial screening.
Theodore Orji, the senator representing Abia
central, had asked Aregbesola to share his opinion on multiple taxation and how
it affects businesses.
“The truth is, Nigeria is a federation and I am a
federalist. There is a limit to what we can do on taxation in the federation. I
wouldn’t have loved to go into this because it is going to be controversial,”
he said.
“We have left the rich men in Nigeria without
discharging their responsibility to the citizens, particularly on taxation.
“So, I am going to pioneer privilege taxes for
those who have huge resources or wealth from which Nigerians must tap. If I go
into this, there might be some ill feelings in some quarters, so I won’t go
deep into that. I will recommend serious taxation for wealthy people in
Nigeria.”
The former governor said the taxes would lift the
tax burden on small businesses.
In 2017, Kemi Adeosun, former minister of
finance, had said the federal government would introduce luxury taxes.
“In any tax system, the burden must be borne by
anybody whose income allows to bear it, so those with higher income should by
definition, bear a greater part of the burden,” she said at the time.
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