You can’t increase VAT, Tinubu tells FG

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The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, on Thursday urged the Federal Government not to increase the Value Added Tax.

He said an increase in VAT will reduce the spending capacity of the people and might increase hardship.He spoke on Thursday during the 11th Bola Tinubu Colloquium marking his 67th birthday, at the International Conference Centre, Abuja.It may be recalled that, sequel to the approval of N30,000 as minimum wage by the National Assembly, the Minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Udo Udoma; and the Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, Mr.

Udoma and Fowler who stated this on Tuesday when they appeared before the Senate Committee on Finance, said the increment was to, among others, enable the Federal Government to fund the new national minimum wage. Fowler said the proposed payable VAT by Nigerians based on the increment would actually be between 35 per cent and 50 per cent .DOWNLOAD THE PUNCH NEWS APP NOW ON

 

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He advised the FG to widen the Tax Net & not that he said that 'THEY CAN'T'. They connote 2different meanings. Your's is misleading.

This is why I love this man and the people are always on his side in the South West. Asiwaju u r my leader. When. He talks u know a leader is speaking. PMB keep Asiwaju handy now and in 2023.

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Keeping party loyalty n aspiration aside even tinubu knows dat buharis government is a joke

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