Pioneer Interim National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress,APC,Chief Bisi Akande has called on the federal government to intensify education of the public and members of the National Assembly on the Tax Reform Bills which proposal has generated much controversy of recent.
In a chat with Newdawnngr.com,the one -time Osun state Governor Saud more education and enkightnent is necessary for easy passage of the Bill.
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Said he,” intensified education for the members of the National Assembly and for the public would be beneficial.”
It will be recalled that the I production of the new Tax reforms has generated much controversy especially in the Northern parts of the country.
Borno state governor,Professor Zulum is one of the critics claiming the new bill if passed into law will destabilize the Northern part of the country.
This he said is on account of proposals to use principle of derivation rather than population as the basis for sharing Tax accruing from the Value Added Tax.
