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    Calestous Juma‏Verified account @calestous 13 Jul 2017

    Only 600,000 out of 22 million #Lagos residents pay #taxes, says state governor #Nigeria #economypic.twitter.com/4JTmFnNDDR

    7:00 AM - 13 Jul 2017
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      1. It is what it is. 😎‏ @PunterF 13 Jul 2017
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        Is Lagos in South Africa?

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      1. Alagi Basiru Gaye‏ @BasiruGaye 13 Jul 2017
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        Nigeria got distracted by oil!

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      1. 米迦勒 定冠词 含金的 男孩‏ @unlimitedmyke 13 Jul 2017
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        Does the 22 million people have job?

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      1. BroadStreetLagos‏ @broadstreetlag 14 Jul 2017
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        There maybe a lot of youth and retirees.........

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      1. Tlale Matseke‏ @Tlale_Mats 14 Jul 2017
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        Size of informal economy and hard-to-tax professions (SHFs), weak tax admin and institutional inefficiencies (some intended) all factors!

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      1. Michael Osondu‏ @vivaladira 14 Jul 2017
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        Maybe the rest are unemployed graduates.

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      1. Thomas Richards‏ @AncestralState 13 Jul 2017
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        wonder how that compares to city of London major companies/banks

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      1. It is what it is. 😎‏ @PunterF 13 Jul 2017
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        Sorry, just in case you thought I was serious..😎

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      1. Uche Onyema‏ @_Uche_Onyema 13 Jul 2017
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        Which means Lagos State has significant room for phenomenal IGR growth. That's Good news.

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      1. Mike Yaw Amanpene Owusu-Nyamekye‏ @Mike_amanpene 13 Jul 2017
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        It's a general issue in Africa - a lot of the labour is in the informal economy!

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      1.  🤔 🙄‏ @DotunBorokinni 13 Jul 2017
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        Where does the money go to? Is the state saying certain individuals are extorting them and the state can do nothing about it?

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      1. K☆N★‏ @udokene 13 Jul 2017
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        The Voluntary Asset and Income Declaration Scheme (VAIDS) would improve tax compliance in Nigeria. #Changebeginswithme

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