The Senate has set up a committee to address the grey areas in the tax reform bills and report back to the committee of the whole before public hearing on the bills.
The committee is to be headed by the Minority Leader, Senator Abba Moro.
Other members of the committee are Titus Zam, Orjir Uzor Kalu, Sani Musa, and Abdullahi Yahaya among others.
Deputy Senate President Barau Jibrin announced this during plenary on Wednesday.
Barau who presided over the session said there were controversies over the bills, hence the need for the committee.
He said the committee is saddled with the responsibility of consulting with the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), the executive arm and other critical stakeholders.
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, and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Tajuddeen Abbas, during separate plenaries of the two chambers.
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.
However, a cross section of Nigerians including governors, traditional rulers, civil society organisations, some federal lawmakers and others have kicked against the bills.
