alleged alterations: Atiku, NBA Call for Suspension of New Tax Laws - PUO REPORTS

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

48% : He also expressed concern over increased financial burdens on citizens, including a compulsory 20 percent deposit before appealing tax assessments and more stringent reporting requirements for businesses.
44% : "These provisions transform tax collectors into quasi law enforcement agencies, stripping Nigerians of due process protections that the National Assembly deliberately included," Atiku said.
44% : The controversy followed claims by a lawmaker from Sokoto State, Abdussamad Dasuki, who told the House of Representatives that the version of the tax laws signed and gazetted by the Federal Government differed from what lawmakers approved.
43% : The tax laws are scheduled to take effect from January 1, 2026.
42% : According to him, some of the alleged insertions include arrest powers for tax officials, seizure of property without court orders, and enforcement actions carried out without judicial oversight.
41% : Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, have called on the Federal Government to halt the implementation of the newly enacted Tax Reform Acts over allegations that the laws were altered after being passed by the National Assembly.
40% : Until these issues are fully examined and resolved, all plans for the implementation of the Tax Reform Acts should be immediately suspended," Osigwe said.
32% : In a statement issued on Tuesday, NBA President, Mazi Afam Osigwe SAN, said the controversy surrounding the tax laws poses a threat to the credibility of Nigeria's law making process and raises serious constitutional concerns.

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