COVID19: Okowa Approves Tax Waiver For Media Houses, Hospitals, Others

Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State has approved the waiver of interest and penalties on established tax audit liabilities emanating from the tax audit carried out by the Delta State Internal Revenue Service from 2011-2019.

‪According to a statement by the Director of Information, Dona Obuseh, the waiver is part of measures to ease the impact of the #COVID19 pandemic on tax payers.

‪The waiver covers: publishing houses, agricultural product companies, water producing companies, micro-finance banks, private hospitals, maternities, health centres, private primary and secondary schools, eateries and hotels and companies that supply human labour to industries.‬

The general public should be assured of Delta State Internal Revenue Service’s commitment to providing a conducive environment for taxpayers during this pandemic.