Four tax reform bills will be signed into law by President Tinubu on Thursday.
President Bola Tinubu will sign into law four tax reform bills on Thursday, revolutionizing Nigeria’s revenue and fiscal structure.
Bayo Onanuga, Special Advisor to the President (Information & Strategy), signed a statement on Wednesday that included this information.
“When the new tax laws become operational, they are expected to significantly transform tax administration in the country, leading to increased revenue generation, improved business environment, and a boost in domestic and foreign investments,” Onanuga remarked.
The Senate President, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Senate Majority Leader, the House Majority Leader, the chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance, and his House counterpart would all witness the assent to the legislation at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, according to the statement.
The ceremony will also be attended by the Attorney General of the Federation, the Minister of Finance and Coordination of the Economy, the Chairman of the Governors Forum, and the Chairman of the Progressives Governors Forum.
The Nigeria Tax Bill (Ease of Doing Business) is one of the four bills, and its goal is to harmonize Nigeria’s disparate tax legislation.
The bill will make doing business easier by removing duplication and lowering the number of levies.
reduce taxpayer compliance burdens, and create a more predictable fiscal environment.
The second bill, the Nigeria Tax Administration Bill, will establish a uniform legal and operational framework for tax administration across federal, state, and local governments, Onanuga noted.
“The Nigeria Revenue Service (Establishment) Bill, the third bill, repeals the current Federal Inland Revenue Service Act and creates a more autonomous and performance-driven national revenue agency— the Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS). It defines the NRS’s expanded mandate, including non-tax revenue collection, and lays out transparency, accountability, and efficiency mechanisms,” the statement added.
The fourth bill is the Joint Revenue Board (Establishment) Bill. It provides for a formal governance structure to facilitate cooperation between revenue authorities at all levels of government. It introduces essential oversight mechanisms, including establishing a Tax Appeal Tribunal and an Office of the Tax Ombudsman.
What you should know
The four bills, the Nigeria Tax Bill, the Nigeria Tax Administration Bill, the Nigeria Revenue Service (Establishment) Bill, and the Joint Revenue Board (Establishment) Bill, were passed by the National Assembly after extensive consultations with various interest groups and stakeholders.
- The tax bills generated significant public debate and skepticism across various groups and regions in the country. Extensive consultations were held to incorporate diverse opinions into the legislative process.
- The northern Governors rejected the bills outright, describing them as anti-democracy in December 2024.
Following this, the National Economic Council, Nigeria’s highest economic advisory body, requested that the tax reforms bill be withdrawn from the NASS for further consultations.
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