Fashola said that aside from the school feeding initiative and reducing the cost of transportation, the reduction of levies and taxes in other sectors would help a great deal.
By Jeffrey Agbo
Former governor of Lagos State, Babatunde Fashola, has called on the Lagos State Government to ease the current social economic challenges on the residents by reducing levies and taxes.
At the Lagos State 18th Edition of the Executive and Legislative Parley held on Friday at Eko Hotels and Suites, Mr Fashola applauded Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for rolling out other measures to cushion the effect of subsidy removal
The annual parley was attended by members of the Lagos House of Assembly, representatives of various constituencies of the state in the National Assembly, Governing Advisory Council members and other key stakeholders.
Fashola, the immediate past minister of works and housing, said that aside from the school feeding initiative and reducing the cost of transportation, the reduction of levies and taxes in other sectors would help a great deal.
“The Lagos State Government deserves to be commended for the feeding initiative and for also reducing the cost of transportation in the state; this is commendable and I applaud Governor Sanwo-Olu,” he said.
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“I’d like to make additional suggestions. I’d like to advise that, in line with finding succour for residents of our great state with the current economic situation, I think reducing levies and taxes would help.
“There must be a balance. I remember during the Ebola crisis, the Association of Tourism and Hotel Owners approached us (the government) then that we should suspend the consumption tax, which we did.
“These are some of the ways we can bring relief to the people of Lagos State. It is important to increase the quantum of money for disposal. There must be a balance in governance.”
Fashola, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), urged the state government to find a way of redistributing wealth and give small businesses succour.
“We must meet with small businesses across the senatorial districts, state legislature should hold town hall meetings to understand their needs and demands.
“We have more money in the hands of the people; we need to roll out public works in construction, supply, etc. We need to find a way to redistribute wealth,” the former governor said.