The Lagos State Government has reiterated that the Lagos State Internal Revenue Service makes the best judgment on issues of taxation.

The Special Adviser to the Governor on Tax and Revenue, Abdulkabir Ogungbo, hinted at this following TikTok influencer Habeeb Hamzat aka Peller’s lamentation over a purported N36m tax bill, which he claimed he got from Lagos State.

The young content creator and online streamer criticised the state government last week over what he described as excessive taxation.

In a viral video recorded from a livestream with singer Tobechukwu Okoh aka Peruzzi, the 20-year-old TikToker revealed that the government demanded N36m in income tax from him.

“The task force said I should pay N36m in tax. I swear to Almighty Allah, I don’t have anything. I only came into the limelight last year. Are you, Peruzzi, even paying tax, and how much is it? Why should I pay N36m? What does that even mean? Why will the government take money from me when it has never given me anything, not even TikTok support, let alone help from a task force member?” Peller lamented.

Speaking in an interview with our correspondent on Tuesday, Ogungbo said he would look at the context of Peller’s issue later on and revert, but noted that anyone earning legitimately within the state must pay tax.

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