The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has suspended all local government taxes and levies for 2020, except tenement rates to cushion the effects of COVID-19.
A statement by the Commissioner for Information and Communications, Paulinus Nsirim, on Sunday added, “The Rivers State Governor also approved a 20 per cent discount on all Personal Income Tax assessments issued to owners of schools, hotels, pharmacies and hospitals, as well as other allied businesses in the year to December 31, 2020.”
Nsirim, added that the governor had vowed to deal with anyone who troubled the Ogbu-na-Abali fruit market traders.All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH.
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