尼日利亚工会以通货膨胀和贫穷问题为由,威胁要就拟议的燃料税举行罢工。 Nigerian trade unions threaten strike over proposed fuel tax, citing inflation and poverty concerns.

尼日利亚工会大会(TUC)反对对石油产品征收5%的税率, The Trade Union Congress (TUC) in Nigeria opposes a proposed 5% tax on petroleum products, claiming it will worsen inflation and poverty. TUC已经给政府14天时间来取消计划或面对全国性的罢工。 The TUC has given the government 14 days to scrap the plan or face a nationwide strike. 政府维护这项税,指出这是一项改善道路的基础设施基金,而不是一项新的税,并得到2007年《联邦道路维护机构法》的法律支持。 The government defends the tax, stating it is an infrastructure fund to improve roads, not a new tax, and is legally backed by the 2007 Federal Roads Maintenance Agency Act.