The Abia <\/a>State government has debunked reports which accused it of imposing \u201cdraconian taxation\u201d and \u201cruthless enforcement on businesses and individuals in the state\u201d.<\/p>\n The state government which said that it had already abolished touting and introduced a Single Treasury Account for accountability, also denied imposing N450 million on each filling station in Abia.<\/p>\n A statement issued by Emmanuel Okpechi, the Special Adviser to Governor Alex <\/a>Otti on Internally Generated Revenue, on Sunday, said that multiple ticketing and extortions have been stopped in the state through the introduction of the Harmonized Task Force.<\/p>\n He said that all government revenues are paid into a single account to plug leakages, improve cash management and tackle opaque accounts.<\/p>\n Okpechi further explained that the daily e-ticket for tricycles is N500, stressing that the amount was the level tricycle unions indicated that they could shoulder.<\/p>\n \u201cThe notion that N450 million is charged per filling station is false, bogus and illogical.<\/p>\n \u201cIf a single station were to pay N450 million in \u201cfees,\u201d what revenue would be left for them to operate? There is no such levy anywhere in Abia\u2019s approved schedules.\u201d<\/p>\n The government equally denied any agreement to give 15 percent of Abia <\/a>State 2025 revenue to Access Bank, explaining that the two bodies are only
in \u201cprofessional partnership to strengthen financial processes and technology\u201d.<\/p>\n