The Southeast caucus of the Nigerian Senate says it is ‘’not against’’ the Tax Reform Bills before the National Assembly.
The caucus stated that its members had read through the bills and would seek the input of their constituents and critical stakeholders before both arms of the federal legislature held a public hearing on them.
The caucus leader, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, made this known to reporters after a closed-door meeting of his colleagues in his Abuja office.
Abaribe “In as much as the entire Senators from Southeast are not against the Tax Reform Bills before both chambers of the National Assembly for consideration, we want wider consultations to be carried out on them.
“Specifically, we need to consult with our constituents across the 15 Senatorial Districts in the zone, with our state governments and other critical stakeholders.
“We have read through the bills and want to share our knowledge with other stakeholders from the Southeast zone for a more equitable framework in the bills that would eventually be passed.
“We are not against the bills but need to consult with our people.”
The four Tax Reforms Bills – Nigeria Tax Bill 2024, Nigeria Tax Administration Bill 2024, Joint Revenue Board of Nigeria (Establishment) Bill, 2024 and the Nigeria Revenue Service (Establishment) Bill, 2024 – were sent to the National Assembly for legislative action on October 3.
Last week, Southsouth caucus of the Senate gave it full support to the Bills.
