Ayade Weeps Over Tax Burden On Low-Income Earners, Grants Tax Exemption
Cross River State Governor, Ben Ayade, burst into tears on Thursday as he decried the tax burden on low-income earners in the state.
The Governor went on to inaugurate an anti-tax agency designed to abolish payment of taxes by low-income earners.Ayade added that the tax exemption is aimed at encouraging small and medium scale businesses, peasant farmers, commercial transport operators, food vendors, hotels with less than 50 rooms, and all those struggling to earn a living in order to expand and create a livelihood for their families.
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