Two hotels and a restaurant have been sealed off by the Ondo State Government for for their alleged failure to pay their Land Use Charge.
The government, through the Ondo State Internal Revenue Service (ODIRS) closed the 3 facilities in in some communities in the state.
The facilities that were sealed off are located in the Okitipupa Local Government and the Odigbo Local Government areas of Ondo State.
The agency was said to be following the order of a high court, which earlier ruled that the businesses should be shut down.
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One of the sanctioned hotels was said to owe N3,492,849 in unpaid LUC while the other was in default of a sum of N1,597,372 and the restaurant owed the government a sum of N120,000.
Speaking on the development, a Senior Revenue Manager of the ODIRS, Gregory Afuwape, said the owner of the hotel had been accessed between 2013 and 2016 but he didn’t show up for payment despite being served statutory notices.
Afuwape said the firms could approach the tax office to do the needful, warning that the seal on their premises must not be removed.
“The law allows settlement after judgment. Even after enforcement, the taxpayer can approach the tax authorities for settlement.
“It would be unlawful for anyone to break the padlock or the seal on the premises as it is called obstruction in law, which will be contempt of court and would attract more than 21 years imprisonment,” he said.