House minority caucus adhoc Committee confirms alteration on new tax laws

The Minority caucus Adhoc Committee in the House of Representatives to investigate alleged alterations to the Tax laws have confirmed that tax laws passed was different from those assented by President Bola Tinubu.

The investigation was triggered by observation raised by Hon. Abdusammad Dasuki on the need to investigate the alleged alterations to the laws.

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As a follow-up, a 7-man fact finding was constituted drawn from minority caucus.

In a preliminary report submitted by the Hon. Afam Ogene-led 7-man Committee, it was established that versions in circulation were different from those passed into law by both Chambers of the National Assembly, hence, there were alterations to the Nigeria Tax Administration Act, 2025.

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The committee’s findings also show that there were three different versions of the documents in circulation, particularly the Nigeria Tax Administration Act, 2025

The contentious portions as observed by the committee especially in the Nigeria Tax Administration Act 2025 with a number of discrepancies from the version passed by the National Assembly and the version earlier published in the official gazette.

The discrepancies, according to the committee are obvious, going by the released Certified True Copies (CTCs) by the House of Representatives.

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