Kaduna Electric urges state government to exercise restraint over threat to seal up their premises

The Kaduna Electric has urged the officials of the state revenue service to exercise restraint over threat to seal up their premises for nonpayment of Pay As You Earn PAYE tax to state government.

The in a statement issued by the Head, Corporate Communication, Malam Abdulazeez Abdullahi, Kaduna Electric said the amount quoted by the state revenue service was not a true reflection of what the company is owing.

The statement reads: “While it is true that we are in arrears in settling our PAYE obligations to the state government, we however dispute the figures presented as they do not reflect the exact amount in question.

“It is on record that we have since started remitting the taxes into government coffers monthly and have committed to offsetting the backlog in the nearest future.

“As a responsible corporate citizen, we are aware of the obligations we owe the state governments where we operate and we will continue to live up to those obligations and responsibilities.

“We urge officials of the state revenue service to exercise restraint and support us in discharging our duties and obligations to them.

“As we do our utmost regarding this matter, we call on all our customers including the state government to also help us by settling their outstanding electricity bills in order for us to serve the public even better.