Rep alleges published tax laws differ from versions approved by NASS

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

72% : The Acts comprehensively overhaul the Nigerian tax landscape to drive economic growth, increase revenue generation, improve the business environment, and enhance effective tax administration across the different levels of government.
63% : In the new tax law, the Value Added Tax rate remains at 7.5 per cent despite initial proposals to increase to 12.5 per cent, but its scope is expanded.
56% : These laws include the Nigeria Tax Act (NTA), the Nigeria Tax Administration Act (NTAA), the Nigeria Revenue Service Act (NRSA) and the Joint Revenue Board Act (JRBA).
54% : On 26 June 2025, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu signed the four (4) Tax Reform Bills into law.
53% : According to him, after the passage of the tax bills, he spent three days reviewing the gazetted copies alongside the Votes and Proceedings of the House and the harmonised versions adopted by both chambers of NASS.
44% : Abdulsammad Dasuki (PDP-Sokoto), on Wednesday raised concerns that the tax laws made available to Nigerians differ from the versions passed by the National Assembly (NASS).
40% : Rising on a Point of Privilege under Order Six, Rule Two of the House Rules, Dasuki told the House that his legislative rights had been breached, insisting that the content of the gazetted tax laws did not reflect what lawmakers debated, voted on, and approved on the floor.

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