Stakeholders in the built environment have urged the Federal Government to offer tax incentives and develop friendly policies to address obstacles hindering the sector’s development.
In a communiqué after a three-day international conference on the “Built Environment and Sustainable Development” organised by the Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Imo State University, Owerri (FESICON 2024), they called for tax incentives by the government for projects and policies that favour sustainable environment.
The participants stressed the need for the government to create an enabling environment in the built environment, including housing, by encouraging the operators and the academics to meet the country’s sustainable goal. The stakeholders include academics, experts in the built environment sector, captains of industry, government representatives, civil society and non-governmental organisations.
They…
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