Gov. Sule: Northerners misled to believe Tax Reform Bills will introduce new taxes

Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, has stated most Northerners were misled into believing the proposed 2024 Tax Reform Bills would introduce additional taxes.

Governor Sule shared this perspective during his appearance on Politics Today on Channels Television on Thursday.

He emphasized that the tax reforms, which were endorsed by the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) on Thursday, are not about introducing new taxes but rather about eliminating inefficiencies and creating a fairer tax system.

Sule stated, “Most of the people in the North have been sold the idea that there are going to be additional taxes. Today, by this agreement, there is no additional tax.”

He emphasized that the endorsement of the revised Value Added Tax (VAT) sharing formula would reassure the public and dispel any notion of a divide between the Northern governors and President Bola Tinubu’s administration.