Property Tax and Sustainable Development in Ekiti State: Citizens’ Perspective

Figures & Tables

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Questions	D	SD	N	A	SA	Mean
The introduction of property tax in Ekiti State is to increase revenue for the achievement of the United Nation's 2030 SDGs	41	35	27	52	45	3.13
Property tax is a tax payable on land and buildings owned privately and for commercial use	20	26	28	82	44	3.52
Property tax is payable by landlords, landladies, and landowners	28	16	26	89	41	3.50
Tenants can pay property tax on behalf of their landlords for later reimbursement	69	35	37	42	17	2.52
Property tax is backed by Land Use Charge Law No. 3 of 2013	19	19	52	84	26	3.21
Property tax is not an additional tax burden imposed to make life difficult for the citizens	41	38	45	57	19	2.88
Sustainable development is dependent on the citizens’ cooperation with the government through property tax payment	39	11	53	68	29	3.29
Sustainable development is dependent on the ability of the government to provide the citizens with public goods and services	17	10	40	64	69	3.79

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Questions	D	SD	N	A	SA	Mean
Citizens will be motivated if the government provides public goods and services with the revenue generated from property tax	30	42	17	69	42	3.26
Citizens will be motivated if the payment of property tax establishes a social contract between the government and the citizens	38	26	27	80	29	3.18
Citizens will be motivated if fiscal social contract connects citizens’ property tax with public service delivery	24	16	43	82	35	3.44
Citizens will be motivated if property tax translates to inclusive sustainable development in Ekiti State, which is the reason for its implementation	38	20	43	71	29	3.18
Citizens are able to influence political decision through their property tax	45	36	49	44	26	2.85

	1	2	3	4	5	X
Questions	Low	Very Low	Moderate	High	Very High	Mean
Citizens will comply with the payment of property tax if an equal proportion of public service delivery is received	54	22	40	45	39	2.97
Citizens will comply with the payment of property tax if the political policy that imposes it is efficient with public service delivery	46	30	48	48	28	2.91
Citizens will comply with the payment of property tax if the government is ready to be accountable	54	28	43	41	34	2.87
Citizens will comply with the payment of property tax if the government encourages feedback on their progress	39	37	52	45	27	2.92
Citizens will comply with the payment of property tax if given the opportunity to seek legal redress against public service delivery failure	56	26	40	37	41	2.91