{"id":137995,"date":"2024-11-12T09:37:36","date_gmt":"2024-11-12T08:37:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/shehu-sani-ndume-differ-on-president-tinubus-tax-reform-proposal"},"modified":"2024-11-12T10:43:35","modified_gmt":"2024-11-12T09:43:35","slug":"shehu-sani-ndume-differ-on-president-tinubus-tax-reform-proposal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/shehu-sani-ndume-differ-on-president-tinubus-tax-reform-proposal","title":{"rendered":"Shehu Sani, Ndume differ on President Tinubu\u2019s tax reform proposal"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>As reactions continue to trail the proposed tax reform bill before the National Assembly, a former Senator representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District, Shehu Sani is of the belief that the reform would serve the interest of the Northern region better than what is being insinuated.<\/p>\n

There have been disquiet among the northerners, particularly the elite and some lawmakers in the upper and lower legislative chambers of the National Assembly who expressed misgivings that the bill would be injurious to the northern interest if it is allowed to see the light of the day.<\/p>\n

The confidence crisis was instigated after President Ahmed Tinubu in October forwarded an executive bill to the National Assembly urging lawmakers to consider and pass four tax reform bills which include the Nigeria tax bill, the tax administration bill, and the joint revenue board establishment bills.<\/p>\n

But reacting to the bills at different fora and through a statement which he personally signed, Senator representing Borno South Senatorial District, and former Chief Whip, Mohammed Ali Ndume opposed the bill and described it as \u2018ill-timed\u2019 given that Nigerians are currently in economic crisis.<\/p>\n

According to him, it does not make \u2018political sense\u2019 presenting the tax reform bills to the lawmakers for now.<\/p>\n

Though, he admitted that he hasn\u2019t read the bills, he allayed fears that the tax reform bill would increase domestic expenditure of Nigerians.<\/p>\n

In his words: \u201cI can tell you that it will be dead on arrival. We don\u2019t need to study the bill,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe general thing is that Nigerians are not willing to talk, hear or pay any tax now considering the situation we have faced because this is the government of the people.<\/p>\n

\u201cRight now, people can\u2019t even afford what to eat. People are struggling to survive. Let people live first before you start asking them for tax.\u201d<\/p>\n

Reacting to the position of Senator Ndume, Shehu Sani, a Civil Rights Activist described Ali Ndume as a lazy lawmaker who has not read a copy of the bill, but has blindly opposed it, thereby attempting to deny Nigerians the advantages inherent in the bill.<\/p>\n

Sani said there are six geopolitical zones and four regions of the country, wondering what are those issues in the bill that the North should fear.<\/p>\n

He added that the North should be ready to confront its fears and conquer them.<\/p>\n

He insisted that the tax reform bills were not inimical to the north as being portrayed by Ndume and his likes rather the North stands at advantage in the reform proposal that would place the Value Added Tax, VAT, right in the hands of each state to control.<\/p>\n

For instance, \u201cthere is a provision where companies are to pay value added tax to the host State instead of sending it to a single account.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s in fact economically beneficial and fair to all parts. People should keep aside sentiments and read the Bill carefully.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a comprehensive and bold move to harmonise and simplify tax administration and streamline its operations and enforcement.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Bill will actually generate and safeguard more revenue for the country and the States.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt will also combat the corruption in the so-called tax waivers granted to business cabals.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is nowhere in the document where any region will be shortchanged or taxes will be increased or jobs will be lost.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sani insisted that the reform could create a paradigm shift from the past and outdated tax system to a robust way of generating revenue which it takes a courageous president to do, particularly, as it will address business cabals who could do anything to evade tax remittances and seek unnecessary tax waivers.<\/p>\n

He warned that the economy would be taken aback if the tax reform bills were truncated, condemning Northern State Governors\u2019 rejection of the reform.<\/p>\n

He advised the State governors to engage consultants to study the bill if they had no time to do it themselves.<\/p>\n

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