NIGERIA - For helping the Federal Government rake in N13.8 billion from tax evaders,14 whistle blowers have been rewarded with the sum of N439.276 million.
The informants tipped off
government on the affected tax evaders, Finance Minister Kemi Adeosun told reporters.
“The payment was made this week after the federal government received the sum of N13.8 billion from the affected tax evaders, mostly corporate organizations, based on tips from whistleblowers,” the minister said.
This reward is different from that given to those who provide information on stolen public funds.
By June 2017 a total N375.8 million had been paid to the first batch of 20 providers of information on stolen funds under the Whistleblower Policy.
The payment, of various amounts totalling N375,875,000, was in respect of the recovery of N11,635,000,000.
Government, according to Adeosun, is actively preparing cases for prosecution against tax evaders by the end of next month when the tax amnesty will end.
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