Tax Reforms: National Assembly will not rush to pass Tinubu’s bill — Doguwa

Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Downstream Petroleum, Hon. Ado Alhassan Doguwa, has said the National Assembly would not hastily pass the Federal Government’s tax reform bill.

Doguwa stated that while many believe in the ingenuity of President Tinubu’s Tax Reforms for the good of Nigerians, there is a need to critically evaluate public concerns about it.

In a chat with The Guardian on the new tax reform bill, Doguwa explained that lawmakers would focus more on the viability of the bill and whether it would address the nation’s economic realities.

“We will certainly not rush the passage of these bills in order to avoid making hasty legislation or laws that would, in the end, not be able to address our practical economic realities as a nation,” he said.

Doguwa, who is the Leader of the Northern Regional Caucus of the House of Representatives, said the National Assembly must be commended for organising a public interactive session to further enlighten and clarify the contents and intents of the proposed tax reform bills.

He said, “Building on this good initiative, we will continue to hold further consultations at the levels of state and regional caucuses to create sufficient awareness among our members and other relevant stakeholders.

“These proposed bills are obviously related to fiscal federalism as it pertains to the sharing of resources among federating units and key government institutions. We must, therefore, be careful to study the bills diligently and consider them clause by clause with a view to ensuring justice for the people and fairness in the bills, in the overall interest of the people and the nation.”

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