VAT: Lagos, Rivers Are Nothing Without Other States – Masari

Governor Bello Masari of Katsina state, has criticized Lagos and Rivers States over their insistence on Value Added Tax (VAT) collection.

Both Rivers and Lagos States have engaged the Federal Government in legal battle over the collection of Value Added Tax, VAT.

The tussle is currently before the Supreme Court.

Reacting to the matter, Masari described the move by Lagos and Rivers States as a joke,  saying both states would not have huge revenues without contributions from other states.

The former Speaker of the House of Representatives said:  “What is Lagos without the rest of Nigeria? The market Lagos is boasting of is dependent on the larger part of the country. Benin Republic has a port, Togo has a port; do they have the population to back up the ports? Without us providing the demand part, what will be Lagos?

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“VAT serves them and us. We provide the bulk of the market because without the rest of the states, what is Lagos or Port Harcourt?

“Any state that thinks it can survive in isolation is joking. We provide the demand that makes Lagos what it is,” He told Daily Post.