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Wednesday 5 March 2014

What are Nigerians saying about taxation?

Afrobarometer has just released a report capturing Africans view on taxation. See below some of the views expressed by Nigerians as captured in the report:

82% of Nigerians state that it is very difficult to know how government uses tax revenues.
69% of Nigerians find it difficult to know what taxes are owed to government.
59% of Nigerians say that most tax officials are corrupt while 37% perceive some of them as corrupt.
51% of Nigerians prefer paying higher taxes and receiving more services.
73% of Nigerians say that it is very difficult to avoid paying taxes owed to government.

Link to the full report

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