Despite Sharia, Brewery Named Biggest Taxpayer In Kaduna

The Nigerian Breweries Plc (NB) has been recognized as the
biggest taxpayer in Kaduna, bagging the Kaduna State Internal
Revenue Service (KADIRS) 2020 Highest Taxpayer, Pay-As-You-Earn
Award.

The company engages in the brewing and marketing of Lager beer,
Stout and non-alcoholic malt drinks. The company’s product range
includes Star, Gulder, Legend Extra Stout, Maltina and Malta.

Adjudged as the political capital of Northern Nigeria, Kaduna is
one of the 12 northern states to have adopted the Shari’a Law which
prohibits the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages.

There have been many instances of destruction of alcoholic
beverages in state’s such as Kano, Bauchi and Jigawa where Shari’a
Law is practical, to the chagrin of citizens who wonder why states
who share from revenues accruing from sale of alcoholic beverages a
across the country could hypocritically ban same in their domain on
religious grounds.

The Executive Chairman, KADIRS, Dr Zaid Abubakar, described
Nigerian Breweries at the agency’s 2020 Grand Dinner and Award
Night, in Kaduna on Friday, as one of the “committed” taxpayers in
the state.

Mr Abubakar urged other corporate organisations to emulate
Nigerian Breweries and other committed taxpayers in the state by
paying the needed tax voluntarily and as and when due.

“The essence of the award was to motivate taxpayers in the state
to continue to pay their taxes voluntarily so that the state
government will continue to deliver quality services to the
people,” he explained.

Receiving the awards from the state’s finance commissioner,
Abbay Ajayi, the company manager in Kaduna thanked KADIRS for
recognising the efforts of the company in fulfilling its tax
obligation and contributing to the development of the state.

Mr Ajayi said that the Nigerian Breweries has paid a total of
N1.4 billion to Kaduna state government as PAYE and levies, among
others between 2018 and 2020.

“We have equally paid N315 million to Kaduna State Water
Cooperation as water bills from 2016 to date.

“We have so far invested N45 billion in Kaduna state from
inception to date and planned to invest N7.0 billion in the state
in 2021 alone.

“Kaduna has been a home for all of us at the Nigerian Breweries
since the 1960s and we are still thriving due to the conducive
business environment that have made Kaduna more home than any
other,” he said.

He reiterated Nigerian Breweries’ continued investment and
support to the development agenda of the Kaduna state government
and Nigeria.

A total of 23 taxpayers were honoured as part of efforts to
encourage voluntary tax compliance and boost revenue generation for
the development of the state.

The Nigerian Breweries Plc (NB) has been recognized as the
biggest taxpayer in Kaduna, bagging the Kaduna State Internal
Revenue Service (KADIRS) 2020 Highest Taxpayer, Pay-As-You-Earn
Award.

The company engages in the brewing and marketing of Lager beer,
Stout and non-alcoholic malt drinks. The company’s product range
includes Star, Gulder, Legend Extra Stout, Maltina and Malta.

Adjudged as the political capital of Northern Nigeria, Kaduna is
one of the 12 northern states to have adopted the Shari’a Law which
prohibits the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages.

There have been many instances of destruction of alcoholic
beverages in state’s such as Kano, Bauchi and Jigawa where Shari’a
Law is practical, to the chagrin of citizens who wonder why states
who share from revenues accruing from sale of alcoholic beverages a
across the country could hypocritically ban same in their domain on
religious grounds.

The Executive Chairman, KADIRS, Dr Zaid Abubakar, described
Nigerian Breweries at the agency’s 2020 Grand Dinner and Award
Night, in Kaduna on Friday, as one of the “committed” taxpayers in
the state.

Mr Abubakar urged other corporate organisations to emulate
Nigerian Breweries and other committed taxpayers in the state by
paying the needed tax voluntarily and as and when due.

“The essence of the award was to motivate taxpayers in the state
to continue to pay their taxes voluntarily so that the state
government will continue to deliver quality services to the
people,” he explained.

Receiving the awards from the state’s finance commissioner,
Abbay Ajayi, the company manager in Kaduna thanked KADIRS for
recognising the efforts of the company in fulfilling its tax
obligation and contributing to the development of the state.

Mr Ajayi said that the Nigerian Breweries has paid a total of
N1.4 billion to Kaduna state government as PAYE and levies, among
others between 2018 and 2020.

“We have equally paid N315 million to Kaduna State Water
Cooperation as water bills from 2016 to date.

“We have so far invested N45 billion in Kaduna state from
inception to date and planned to invest N7.0 billion in the state
in 2021 alone.

“Kaduna has been a home for all of us at the Nigerian Breweries
since the 1960s and we are still thriving due to the conducive
business environment that have made Kaduna more home than any
other,” he said.

He reiterated Nigerian Breweries’ continued investment and
support to the development agenda of the Kaduna state government
and Nigeria.

A total of 23 taxpayers were honoured as part of efforts to
encourage voluntary tax compliance and boost revenue generation for
the development of the state.