The Joint Tax Board (JTB) yesterday held a sensitisation meeting with motorists in Gombe State, on the implementation of the Single Inter-State Road Tax Sticker (SIRTS) and Single Haulage Fee (SHF).
The event was organised by the JTB in collaboration with the Gombe Internal Revenue Service (GIRS), to sensitise stakeholders in the transport sector, as the state prepares to implement the plan, which seeks to address the issue of multiple taxation on Nigeria’s highways.
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Speaking with newsmen at the meeting, representative of the JTB Secretary, Mr Samson Daniel, explained that the initiatives were aimed at ending illegal tax collection and extortion on the highways, as well as blocking revenue leakages in the country.
He added that the initiatives, which had been accepted, were being implemented in 22 out of 36 states of the federation and the FCT, Abuja.
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