Katsina To Introduce Cattle Tax, Propose N500 Per Year

The Katsina government has introduced community development levy and cattle tax, referred to as ‘jangali’, in the state.

Faruk Jobe, commissioner for budget and economic planning, disclosed this on Wednesday, while briefing journalists after the state executive council meeting presided over by Aminu Masari, governor of Katsina.

According to NAN, Jobe said a committee set up to fine-tune modalities for payment of taxes has submitted its report to the council.

“After receiving the report, we resolved that each adult in the state — including non-indigenes — as well as male and female civil servants are to pay N2,000 each as development levy annually,” the commissioner said.

“For the cattle levy, ‘jangali’, every cow owner will pay N500 per cow yearly. We are going to push the matter to the state house of assembly for legislative process.”

When asked if it would not amount to double taxation for civil servants since tax is being deducted from their salaries, the commissioner said the civil servant tax is different.

According to him, the one introduced by the state government is “development levy”, which is for all residents in Katsina.