By Chibuike Nwabuko
ABUJA FCT – Human rights activist Shehu Sani has admonished the critics of the Tax reform Bill to suppprt support the Bill to end the prevailing Tax injustice in the country.
According to the federal lawmaker that represented Kaduna Central Senatorial District at the 8th Senate, the revelation made by the Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) before the House of Representatives that presently only four states corner the 70% of VAT is a strong justification for the Tax reform.
Precise Post recalls that the FIRS Boss had during a recent briefing of federal lawmakers told the House of Representatives members that only four states take 70 per cent of VAT, namely Lagos, Rivers, Oyo, and the FCT, citing an example of MTN paying most of its VAT to Lagos while all the states consume its services.
Disclosing this in a statement on Tuesday via his X account, Senator Shehu Sani said:
“The revelation made yesterday by the FIRS Chairman before the House of Reps that presently only 4 states corner the 70% of VAT namely Lagos, Rivers, Oyo and FCT is unjust. This is a strong justification for the Tax reform.
Shehu Sani also cited an example of the MTN paying most of its VAT to “Lagos while all the states are paying for its services. I still admonish the critics of the Bill to remove their political lenses and read the document thoroughly. The Bill will ensure equity, fairness and allocate more resources to all other states.All the sentiments raised against the Bill is not contained in the Bill.The Bill should be supported to end the prevailing Tax injustice in the country.”
