Technology Times has just reported that the National Assembly is considering a Bill that will make Nigerians be charged at the rate of nine percent of the fees payable for voice calls, SMS, MMS, Data and Pay TV viewing, among other services.

The GSMA representing mobile operators across the world is saying no to plans to tax Nigerians in the article via this Technology Times link:

http://technologytimes.ng/gsma-rejects-9-communication-service-tax-says-it-affects-digital-development/

Why are we always at odds with global trends?
While internet access cost is plummeting with technological advancements, our legislature is seeking ways to increase tariff to the detriment of teeming researchers and students who are the major beneficiary.

What social or cooperate responsibility would these telecom companies claim they render to us their customers?

In M.I'd voice. "what a tragedy"

We don hear

Which ever company who don't like the idea.. . Should pull out. . Enough of all this rubbish

A GDP of over 420bn dollars yet revenue are not even up to 50 billion dollars... atleast we should be able to raise over 120 bn dollars as revenue per day if we do our home work well

With that 50k minimum wage wont even be a problem. .

mrvitalis:
[s]Which ever company who don't like the idea.. . Should pull out. . Enough of all this rubbish

A GDP of over 420bn dollars yet revenue are not even up to 50 billion dollars... atleast we should be able to raise over 120 bn dollars as revenue per day if we do our home work well

With that 50k minimum wage wont even be a problem[/s]. .

you don't have even one minute of intelligence

mrvitalis:
Which ever company who don't like the idea.. . Should pull out. . Enough of all this rubbish

A GDP of over 420bn dollars yet revenue are not even up to 50 billion dollars... atleast we should be able to raise over 120 bn dollars as revenue per day if we do our home work well

With that 50k minimum wage wont even be a problem. .

Annother very shallow Nigerian has spoken ..this is the same way that Buhari views things also ..very very very myopic I must say ...this is what I call omonile economics

mrvitalis:
Which ever company who don't like the idea.. . Should pull out. . Enough of all this rubbish

A GDP of over 420bn dollars yet revenue are not even up to 50 billion dollars... atleast we should be able to raise over 120 bn dollars as revenue per day if we do our home work well

With that 50k minimum wage wont even be a problem. .

Who pays the said tax - Nigerians

Will the telecom operators have a share - yes

What are you trying to achieve - Increase cost of doing business in Nigeria while Education sector and information sharing will be worst hit.

MadamExcellency:


Who pays the said tax - Nigerians

Will the telecom operators have a share - yes

What are you trying to achieve - Increase cost of doing business in Nigeria while Education sector and information sharing will be worst hit.

Taxing js good the bigger the tax the more the population interest in the way government is runed... And the less likely the government is the steal

PaulIdu:


Annother very shallow Nigerian has spoken ..this is the same way that Buhari views things also ..very very very myopic I must say ...this is what I call omonile economics

Is there any developed country with lass than 40% of their GDP as revenue??

What is the tax percentage in the eu, uk and USA

Tax the people more they become more interested in what their money is used for and the government sits up


A country were people prefer to give pastors and imams money instead to pay tax.. But yet expect government to do heaven and earth

RZArecta:
you don't have even one minute of intelligence

One thing about u guys u don't give facts to counter what u conderm. .. get a life

mrvitalis:


Is there any developed country with lass than 40% of their GDP as revenue??

What is the tax percentage in the eu, uk and USA

Tax the people more they become more interested in what their money is used for and the government sits up


A country were people prefer to give pastors and imams money instead to pay tax.. But yet expect government to do heaven and earth

Till our govt becomes responsible no Nigerian will be a lover of indiscriminate taxing ..I pay company income tax , I pay and also remit VAT and these days no day goes by without me getting slammed the 50 stamp duty and yet I don't see what the govt does with than spend it paying theirselves obscene salaries like rockstars

No country have ever grown by depending on taxes from its own people to develop because it will end up having an aquarium effect the same amount of wealth just keeps circulating without any real growth ..our govt need to develop it's gas resources for now and also attempt to be a giant in petrochemical industrialization instead of a mere crude oil seller. Let's open our minds and ditch this omonile style economics of extortion that hasn't helped us thus far

PaulIdu:


Till our govt becomes responsible no Nigerian will be a lover of indiscriminate taxing ..I pay company income tax , I pay and also remit VAT and these days no day goes by without me getting slammed the 50 stamp duty and yet I don't see what the govt does with than spend it paying theirselves obscene salaries like rockstars

No country have ever grown by depending on taxes from its own people to develop because it will end up having an aquarium effect the same amount of wealth just keeps circulating without any real growth ..our govt need to develop it's gas resources for now and also attempt to be a giant in petrochemical industrialization instead of a mere crude oil seller. Let's open our minds and ditch this omonile style economics of extortion that hasn't helped us thus far

Lol u said no country develops on taxing its own people?? Really?? Whats the UK largest source of revenue??

U pay tax before development comes.. Amd not the oyher way round

mrvitalis:

Taxing js good the bigger the tax the more the population interest in the way government is runed... And the less likely the government is the steal

Much money in the hand of government encourages embezzlement. Unless you are a socialist that encourages laziness through unmitigated social welfare instead of charity championed by individuals/philanthropists to the less privileged in the society. The more employment the more PAYE and levies the government collect.

You don't over tax the poor to avoid malnutrition and extreme hunger.

Secondly Nigeria is occupying one of the last positions in the ladder of countries at ease of doing business hence you can't impose anti-business laws at the expense of the job creation and direct foreign investments.

MadamExcellency:


Much money in the hand of government encourages embezzlement.

You don't over tax the poor to avoid malnutrition and extreme hunger.

Secondly Nigeria is occupying one of the last positions in the ladder of countries at ease of doing business hence you can't impose anti-business laws at the expense of the job creation and direct foreign investments.

Anti business laws??

Taxing is global.. we actually under tax in this country

mrvitalis:

Anti business laws??

Taxing is global.. we actually under tax in this country

There are many types of taxes in Nigeria and in other countries. This one in question is different from PAYE (Pay as you earn)

To attract investment, most countries even give foreign companies five years free tax holidays.

In Nigeria, we have investment incentives which include free tax holidays for certain number of years for local companies.

Heavy and unnecessary taxation discourages investments.

They should not allow that telephone tax nonsense.

MadamExcellency:


There are many types of taxes in Nigeria and in other countries. This one in question is different from PAYE (Pay as you earn)

To attract investment, most countries even give foreign companies five years free tax holidays.

In Nigeria, we have investment incentives which include free tax holidays for certain number of years for local companies.

Heavy and unnecessary taxation discourages investments.

Have we not given the telecoms enough holiday??

mrvitalis:

Have we not given the telecoms enough holiday??

You don't understand the issue under dispute as per the topic. Let me explain, the government wants to tax every Nigerian including students, businesses etc, 9% for every call, text message and data used in Nigeria through telecom providers. It means you can only use N91 out of every N100 credit you load for telecom services.

Secondly, in this arrangements, the telecom service providers also get richer by collecting their percentage from the government at the expense of ordinary Nigerians.

MadamExcellency:


You don't understand the issue under dispute as per the topic. Let me explain, the government wants to tax every Nigerian including students, businesses etc, 9% for every call, text message and data used in Nigeria through telecom providers. It means you can only use N91 out of every N100 credit you load for telecom services.

Secondly, in this arrangements, the telecom service providers also get richer by collecting their percentage from the government at the expense of ordinary Nigerians.

I understand... The telecom will pay.. The competition among them is strong enough

mrvitalis:

I understand... The telecom will pay.. The competition among them is strong enough

The telecom operators are not paying a kobo out of it rather they will be making billions of Naira from the venture.

You pay N9 out of every N100 credit card you load while Nigeria government collects N7, the telecom providers get compensated by N2 for every N100 credit card you load

MadamExcellency:


The telecom operators are not paying a kobo out of it rather they will be making billions of Naira from the venture.

You pay N9 out of every N100 credit card you load while Nigeria government collects N7, the telecom providers get compensated by N2 for every N100 credit card you load

How has been paying the 5% vat airtime??

Do u get #95 for #100 air time? ?

Even if we are the ones to pay.. Its not upto 10% tithe and offering we drop daily.. . The emphasis should be on the proper usage