The Governor Chukwuma Soludo-led government in Anambra State has accused former governor Peter Obi of not presenting facts when he said SABMiller Breweries is the highest taxpayer in the State.
The government reacted through the Anambra Internal Revenue Service, AIRS, while refuted Obi's claims.
In a post on its official X handle on Thursday, the Service said it has made very monumental strides in increasing the internally generally revenue of the State from its very low ebb of between 1.5B to 2.0B per month.
It said that the tax collection has continuously increased up to 4B per month and with an all-time high of 10.5B in the month of May, 2025.
According to the Service, SABMiller company comes a distant sixth position behind Fidelity bank Plc with a gross tax payment of N656.5M in two years (2023 and 2024).
The Board stressed that Obi’s claim should be dismissed with a wave of hand, as the company in question contributed on the average, N28m per month in 2023 and N26.62m per month in 2024.
It said the clarifications became necessary to properly situate the claims and to give undiluted information for the members of the public to note.
The Service further stated that there was the need to provide answers to certain public inquiries either to prove or disprove the claims as published in the media.
“The attention of the Service has been drawn to some public domain of claims regarding the fact that SABMiller Breweries is the highest taxpayer in the State.
"For the avoidance of doubts, while the Service has made very monumental strides in increasing the internally generally revenue of the State from its very low ebb of between 1.5B to 2.0B per month, and even much lower in the previous years; the tax collection has consistently moved up to 4B per month and with an all-time high of 10.5B in the month of May, 2025.
“Interestingly, SABMiller comes a distant sixth position behind Fidelity bank Plc with a gross tax payment of N656.5M in two years (2023 and 2024).
"In this sense, the claim can be dismissed with a wave of hand as the company in question contributed on the average, N28M per month in 2023 and N26.62M per month in 2024,” the Service said.