EXPLAINER: PROPOSED TAX REFORM BILLS NOT AGAINST THE NORTH; THEY WILL BENEFIT ALL STATES

By Bayo Onanuga Governors of 19 Northern States of Nigeria, under the platform of the Northern Governors’ Forum, at their meeting on Monday, October 28, 2024, expressed their opposition to the new derivation-based model for Value-Added Tax (VAT) distribution in the new tax reform bills before the National Assembly. Chairman of the forum, Governor Muhammed Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State, read the communiqué. The Northern Governors’ Forum meeting also had traditional rulers from the region, led by the Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar III, in attendance. While we…

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