Vanguard (25th January, 2012) - NCC STAKEHOLDERS MOVE TO ARREST SPATE OF MULTIPLE TAXES AND LEVIES

The closure of base  stations across the nation by agents of state and local governments to enforce payment of sundry taxes and levies has again, attracted the attention of the telecoms regulatory authority, the Nigerian Communications Commission, (NCC) and service providers.

According to findings, the telecoms industry in the last few months has witnessed cases of forceful closure of base stations in  various parts of the country by agents of states and local governments on non-payment of different kind of  levies and taxes. By way of intervention, the regulator last week inaugurated an industry working group on multiple taxation and levies. The workgroup had the following terms of reference:

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