The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria MAN has urged seamless implementation of the Single Inter-State Road Tax Sticker SIRTS and Single Haulage Fee SHF initiatives to curb illegal road taxes and reduce the overall burden of multiple taxation on businesses across the country.
Director-General of MAN , Segun Ajayi-Kadir, made the call at a strategic dialogue workshop held in Lagos, with the theme, "Sensitisation on Single Inter-State Road Tax Sticker SIRTS and Single Haulage Fee SHF Initiative".
The Joint Tax Board introduced SIRTS and SHF to eliminate double taxation and multiple stickers. SIRTS is an electronic sticker, issued yearly during vehicle registration, which allows inter-state movement of goods and vehicles.
Experts say the scheme helps harmonise transport taxes, curbs extortion on highways, and cuts business operation costs.
Ajayi-Kadir described the initiatives as vital to improving Nigeria's business environment and transport logistics, but expressed concerns over implementation challenges, such as multiple demands, vague payment procedures, and arbitrary enforcement by officers, which have caused delays, higher costs, and frustration for manufacturers.