Osun Govt. Warns Bank Against Frustrating Its Efforts
Osun State Government has warned some commercial banks against frustrating the collection of taxes, levies and other related charges through them.
Speaking at a stakeholder’s meeting, the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Osun Internal Revenue Service, Mr. Dayo Oyebanji said, the unwilling attitude of some banks’ officials in the collection of these monies is frustrating and sabotaging government’s effort to generate more revenue in the state.
He explained that report has reached the board that some banks licensed to be collecting taxes and levies are found of complaining bad internet network whenever people come to pay their taxes and levies adding that the attitude is frustrating and out to sabotage government infrastructural development drive.
The Chairman of Osun Internal Revenue Service further noted that some banks also are found of deliberately delaying the collection before transferring the money into the coffers of government thereby slowing down the collection and distribution of money.
Oyebanji noted that the incessant excuses of bad internet network is not tenable to the government adding that bank is not expected to delay people that want to pay taxes and levies and issuance of automated revenue receipt for them.
He however called on the residents of the state that anybody paying should immediately verify the validity of the receipt at the board office at government secretariat or any tax station of the board.
Oyebanji said that all issues relating to fraudulent receipt or revenue leakages should be reported to his office immediately.
He further called on tax defaulters across the state to do the needful by paying all their outstanding revenue to the coffers of government as soon as possible.
