WEEKEND DIGEST: ON ANAMBRA TAX MATTERS: Focus on the New Vehicle Card License System for Anambra State
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Two days ago, the Anambra State Internal Revenue Service (AiRS) through the State Motor Registry held a meeting with stakeholders in the Transport Sector comprising the Operation Clean and Healthy Anambra (OCHA) Brigade, Federal Road Safety Corps, Representatives of DSS, State Police Command, Civil Defense, etc. The essence of the meeting was to introduce to the Stakeholders the new Vehicle Card License System being proposed by the Anambra State Government. The meeting took place at the Training Hall of the Revenue House, Awka.
The new Vehicle Card License system will replace the former paper documents and will help the State government and the vehicle owners checkmate the activities of illegal revenue operators who issue fake vehicle documents to unsuspecting motor vehicle owners. The new Vehicle Card License will be accompanied by a sticker.
The card has unique security features such as a QR code embedded in it that brings out the particulars and information about the vehicle and the owner when scanned. The QR code will enable the easy authentication of the card as all particulars of the vehicle are contained in this unique card.
The card which is green and white is unique to Anambra State.
Effective take-off of the new Vehicle Card License system in Anambra State is Monday, May 22, 2023.
In the case of loss, the card can be replaced if the owner reported the loss to the management. The card is free of cost.
This is a new project that will ease problems associated with the manual system of registering vehicles in Anambra State. We all should accept it, support it and benefit from it.
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Sylvia Tochukwu-Ngige
Head, Taxpayer Education, and Enlightenment Team,
AiRS
