Gabriel Enenche —
The Permanent Secretary of the Ogun State Ministry of Finance, Alhaji Hassan Adekunle at a meeting with members of the State chapter of Hoteliers Association of Nigeria, said state government has offered a 75 per cent discount to operators of hotels in the state.
He said while this will enable them settle their outstanding arrears on land use and amenities charge, all hotel owners are expected to pay up the current charge for 2021 and payment of 25 percent of arrears covering 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020 owed by such operators.
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He said the decision was a further demonstration of the current administration’s commitment to entrench a friendly environment for investments and businesses to thrive in the State.
“I want to remind us that in the year 2020, the Government approved two categories of incentives to hoteliers in the State-90 per cent rebate on the year 2020 charge, and an additional 75 per cent discount on all arrears up to December 2019 to help them stabilize in the face of the biting effects of COVID 19 pandemic, Adekunle expressed.
” You will all agree with me that this government is enforcing the Land Use and Amenities Charge with a human face”, he added.
