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Consultations on contentious areas yielding fruit, FIRS chairperson says as FG delegation, lawmakers meet

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Consultations on contentious areas yielding fruit, FIRS chairperson says as FG delegation, lawmakers meet

The Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Zacch Adedeji, has said the ongoing consultations with stakeholders including government representatives and lawmakers on the tax reform bills have so far been fruitful. Mr Adedeji stated this on Monday while speaking with journalists after the federal government delegation led by the Attorney General of the … Read more

Tax Bills: Kano, Zamfara to get increased VAT allocation

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Tax Bills: Kano, Zamfara to get increased VAT allocation

The Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, has said the tax reform bills currently before the National Assembly recommend an increase in the allocation of Value-Added Tax to Kano and Zamfara states. He said the provisions recommended 6.17 per cent to Kano compared to the current 0.89 per cent the state is receiving and that Zamfara will … Read more

Senate committee ponders three key issues in Kano retreat

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Senate committee ponders three key issues in Kano retreat

Members of the Senate Committee on Constitution Review concluded a two-day retreat in Kano on Saturday after deliberating on three key issues. A member of the committee, Ali Ndume, (APC-Borno) told BBC Hausa Service on Sunday that the issues considered at the retreat are federalism, state police and the local government autonomy. Mr Ndume said … Read more