By Anayo Okoli

UMUAHIA—ABIA State Council of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has cried out against what it called “over taxation” by the Abia State Government, saying that the government’s new tax policy would further impoverish the workers.

Lamenting the new tax regime in the State, the State Chairman of NLC, Comrade Uchenna Obigwe said that allowances are being taxed.

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According to him, the Board of Internal Revenue of the State embarked on the new tax regime without any sensitization for the workers to prepare them for the new tax.

He said the workers were not against taxes but would want proper information and sensitization to adapt to the new tax regime which would deplete their purse more.

According to him, to calm the agitated workers on the issue, NLC and TUC have set up a 9-member committee to look into the issue and advise the unions accordingly.

Obigwe said that the outcome of the committee which has 30 days to complete its assignment would determine the next line of action for the workers.

The chairman said union leaders set up the committee to maintain the peace existing in the work force as they feel being “enslaved with the new tax regime, where even allowances are also being taxed.”