By Ayodele Oni
Anambra State Governor, Prof. Charles Soludo has announced tax exemptions/reductions for hawkers, wheelbarrow and truck pushers, vulcanizers, artisans, okada drivers, petty traders, and transporters as part of measures to cushion high cost of living.
Other gestures according to the governor include free antenatal services and free delivery services for pregnant mothers in state primary health centers and general hospitals.
Others are a 10 percent salary increase for all public servants and pensioners in the state.
A monthly flat non-taxable cash award of N12,000 for every pensioner and public servant in the state for the period September 2023 to December 2023.
Distribution of rice to over 300,000 households in the state and repair/renovation of all serviceable Public Servants Staff Buses currently under the office of the Head of Service of Anambra State.
Application to purchase CNG-fueled buses for intra-state transportation.
Repair of existing and purchase of new water boats to ease transportation for citizens in the riverine local governments.
Soludo stated further that in the medium to long term, government plans to distribute one million oil palm and coconut seedlings per annum to over 100,000 households.
Establish a new industrial complex to process the products, thereby creating more jobs for youths.
Energize the One Youth Two Skills program by providing a mix of grant and soft loan schemes at a maximum interest rate of 9% per annum.
Complete the set-up and funding of the Ward-based Cooperative Initiative for micro-enterprises and roll out a very ambitious program to build/modernize the primary health centers (PHCs) in all the 326 wards.
Construct over 340km of roads across all the twenty-one local governments as well as improve the Ease of Doing Business in Anambra to attract private sector investment into the state.
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