Lostz:


how will Facebook, Google etc pass the tax if you don't use any of their pay to use services?

they should stop operating in Nigeria if they are not ready to pay tax

seunmsg:


The concern raised by PwC is about how to enforce the law and not whether it’s appropriate or not. Facebook, Netflix, and Twitter do not sell data to you so what’s your point?

Your initial post was to attack the entire idea and that is what I found appalling. I don’t get why a Nigerian should have a problem with the government asking companies making money from Nigeria to pay their fair share of taxes like every other corporate entity.

yesloaded:


What you failed to understand is that it's not every business that you passed burden of rubbish tax on your customer

I doubt you are a business man anyway so I will leave you to your things

Mind you, I know what am saying when I complain about excessive tax

Go and ask importers how far and they will tell you whats up

I won't argue with you any further because you seems not to understand what we are discussing here

slimfit1:


It's a tool to stop Facebook from telling the world what is happening in Nigeria, it has nothing to do with tax.
Watch has Facebook is going to disappear in Nigeria. Don't forget that Facebook is not making much money in Nigeria.

Kriss216:
Presidebt Buhari and APC fit wake up one morning begin Tax us for breathing.

Tunar18:
Someday you will realize I am actually the one telling you the fact. It's a pity you won't come back to acknowledge my points.

When you leave the shores of Nigeria and get to developed countries, you will understand the full concept of tax, its implication on the economy of the nation, and why your perspective about tax isn't feasible.

Till then, best of luck

kayjay69:
Hahahahahahaha, these companies are so smart that they avoid being taxed in several other well organised and advanced countries.

FIRS that can't even record 100% tax collections with physically available companies in Nigeria wants to go after companies operating in a much more complex area such as the digital technology space, I wish them well.

Our main problem has never been that of revenue, our main problem is looting and spending priorities.

slimfit1:


It's a tool to stop Facebook from telling the world what is happening in Nigeria, it has nothing to do with tax.
Watch has Facebook is going to disappear in Nigeria. Don't forget that Facebook is not making much money in Nigeria.

SeverusSnape:


We don suffer for this country under this administration. Tax that they will still embezzle, Afterwards, They run to IMF or China for loan.

lesson44:
Good idea but I hope they will not pass the tax to consumers indirectly.

Omooba77:


I know what I am saying. It amounts to double taxation because it will be pass down to the consumers. Hope you get it now. If Government impose a tax, let say 10% on the #4k, you as consumer will pay #4100. Increasing the cost on. See why Dstv increase its subscription.
We government tax play store too?

robotix:
all of you saying it is a good idea and even more foolish.

How can u tax a company not registered in Nigeria or with any physical structure in Nigeria? Most of you are so foolish

VULCAN:
The paid underlings are here to spout nonsense as usual. All because of N30k a month.

Check out how this one equated Tax on Facebook (which does not sell any goods/services with tax on Amazon(which does)

One thing is certain, none of you will be able to escape the economic tsunami that is coming from Buhari borrowing more money than ALL the governments before him combined.

You MUST reap what you sowed

Kriss216:

So, what will now happen to the $4.5M acquired yearly

Tunar18:
Someday you will realize I am actually the one telling you the fact. It's a pity you won't come back to acknowledge my points.

When you leave the shores of Nigeria and get to developed countries, you will understand the full concept of tax, its implication on the economy of the nation, and why your perspective about tax isn't feasible.

Till then, best of luck

kikero:


China also had the incentive to be industrial, as they have no resources to export.



In 1960'S we had a guaranteed market for our agricutural products. That started to change from the 1970's when we lost the guaranteed market in the UK.(Other countries like New Zealand who used to sell their agric produce to the UK too had that problem). Oil revenues covered up for the losses until 1982 when the price crashed, and we went into recession.

Also, a disproportionate amount of the regional funds were spent in the urban areas. If you lived in the villages, good luck. No light, no potable water, no good roads even. State creation was what brought some development closer to the people.Even in the urban areas, not everyone benefited from regional government.(As an example, these phones we are using. Under regional governemt very few people had phones.)

And regional government was not free from corruption too either. There is a reason why the January coup happened..



Again, we don't have guaranteed markets, plus it is going to take years to regulate and set up markets for these minerals. Meanwhile, money has to be raised. And...it would be taxes.



Again, power cannot work in Nigeria unless Nigerians pay their power bills. Government has a budget of $26billion this year. We need to spend at least $30 billion yearly to improve power to 24/7. And since power is private....it is from our pockets.

Like how did we get GSM. ? Government did not build all those telecom masts...it was our money, all the money that we pay to the GSM companies for services rendered that enables them to build up all them masts, etc.

A situation where DISCOS and GENCOS are not allowed to control the prices of what they sell, plus the fact that AS high as 50% of Nigerians don't pay, means many of the DISCOS and GENCOS run at a loss. Thus they put pressure on those of us that do pay(which is why you are complaining about them milking us dry).




OK...just wait till the next relgious or tribal riots happen , then you will see whose side the state police is on. There are ideals, and there is reality.



That's why you people need to join parties, form parties, and fight hard. What we are doing on Nairaland is useless.

Democracy is hard work. It is because we are so used to colonialists, then the Army doing things for us, that we forget to do things for ourselves.

ugoonuoha:


Can't FG threaten to block access to these sites like the Chinese government does to Facebook, WhatsApp etc.? These tech giants will listen because out market is huge....200m+

robotix:
Yimu.. they can not do shiiit... They do not have a site here. Why would you block something you have no alternative to?

Do you think telcos will all such? do u know the amount of businesses that depend on social media for promotion? kuku tell them to shut the internet access in Nigeria.

See how you are even reasoning? very annoying... must you tax everybody to death before you generate anything? why must fix your eyes like thieve in people's hustles, they have frustrated Uber out of lagos, gokada, oride and all innovative start ups, they have killed small logistics companies.. you think all these is normal?

Wait until they they tax the oxygen you breathe before you will know what hits you

yesloaded:


I'm sorry, I've been out of this country and do business in 3 different countries presently. I know implication of tax but it's unfortunate that you are yet to come to terms that Nigerians are paying heavy tax with nothing to show for it

Cars is cheap in Canada because import duty there is very low whereas used cars is very expensive in Nigeria because import duty is on high side. Same thing goes to lots of imported products, nobody is talking about toothpick here even almighty America do import so please don't tell me patronize naija things. Import duty was part of tax if you care to listen and directly or indirectly, you as final consumer of all imported products pay tax

Go to Dubai or ask anyone living in dubai to tell you how much they pay as tax, & compare Dubai with Nigeria.

Nigeria is taking loans that will be shared among few people while hard working poor Nigerians repay the loan

See, not until you begin to reason like common man and not praise singer of politician before you begin to see things the way common man sees it

I have container coming from China as we speak and I pray I remember your moniker when I wanna clear it, I will show you what we paid some years back as against what we pay now

Bottom line, EXCESSIVE TAX HAS NEVER BE OF ANY USE IN THE LIFE OF COMMON NIGERIANS

Where I lives, we hired both police & local vigilante offices to guard our area when government has failed to provide security which was part of the reason we pay tax

See, am tired of educating you

Don't even go to saying advance country bla bla bla, am not local bro

In advance country, people see what government spent their tax on and that's not the case here in Nigeria

What's minimum wage in advance country that you mentioned compared to this place?


I ASK AGAIN, WHO PAYS TAX LEVIED ON CABLE TV OPERATORS, SUBSCRIBERS OR OPERATORS?

yesloaded:

This is what we are saying

There are other meaningful ways this government can generate huge income but they always want shortcut

It's proven that throughout the world, south Western part of this country has lots of medicinal plants that good for human consumption but govenmnet can't spend money on research instead they prefer to spend money looking for crude oil in lake Chad

We have large parcel of fertile land but government has refused to grow anything on it

In the past, Nigeria is the largest exporter of cocoa but now the case is different

robotix:


Exactly my anger. This admin is just a bunch of thieves. Some time last year, they came with similar idea such that they wanted to be taxing people who run ads via facebook.

In their mind, they think it was something like the offline business that they enjoy frustrating... I was just there wondering how they are gonna implement it. One person took them to court and they lost the case. Though some guys were panicking but I told them not to worry because they can not implement it because they lack the system to do that.

As far as this internet thing is concerned, whoever came up with the idea (like a thieve) in on a wild goose chase cos they will waste their time. They are always looking for where to steal.

Omooba77:


I know what I am saying. It amounts to double taxation because it will be pass down to the consumers. Hope you get it now. If Government impose a tax, let say 10% on the #4k, you as consumer will pay #4100. Increasing the cost on. See why Dstv increase its subscription.
We government tax play store too?