The Senate has constituted a committee headed by the Minority Leader, Senator Abba Moro (PDP, Benue South) to address the grey areas in the tax reform bills.
Grassroots Parrot reports that the committee is expected to report back to the committee of the whole before public hearing on the bills.
The committee is saddled with the responsibility of consulting with the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), the executive arm and other critical stakeholders.
The Deputy Senate President Barau I Jibrin (APC, Kano North), who presided over the session, announced this during plenary on Wednesday.
Barau also named Senators Titus Zam (APC, Benue North West), Orjir Uzor Kalu (Abia North), Sani Musa (APC, Niger East), Abdullahi Yahaha (Kebbi North) among others as members of the committee.
READ ALSO: Gumi Backs Tinubu’s Tax Reform Bills Amid Northern Criticism
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu had on October 3, 2024, transmitted to the National Assembly, four tax reform bills, in a letter, read by the Senate President Godswill Akpabio at the Senate.
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Tajuddeen Abbas, also read the letter during separate plenary of the green chamber.
Tinubu said the bills would bolster Nigeria’s fiscal institutions, adding that they were in line with his government’s broader development objectives for the country.
But Nigerians including governors, traditional rulers, civil society organisations, some federal lawmakers and others have kicked against the bills.