The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Ecology and Climate Change, Senator Seriake Dickson (PDP, Bayelsa West), has assured Nigerians that the National Assembly will pass the Tax Reform Bills despite resistance from various quarters.
Speaking with newsmen in Abuja on Monday, Dickson likened the fate of the tax bills to the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB), which was passed despite widespread debates.
President Bola Tinubu had, on October 3, 2024, transmitted four tax reform bills to the National Assembly.
In a letter read during separate plenaries by Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Tajuddeen Abbas, Tinubu described the bills as pivotal to bolstering Nigeria’s fiscal institutions and aligning with his administration’s broader development objectives.
The proposed reforms, however, have faced significant pushback from governors, traditional rulers, civil society organizations, and even some federal lawmakers, who argue that…