Tax Law Controversy: Reps' Minority Caucus 'Stands With Nigerians', Calls for Suspension of Implementation

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

50% : The caucus maintained that Nigerians and the business community are entitled to clarity and legal certainty regarding the laws they are required to obey, insisting that implementation of the tax reforms should be halted until the investigation is concluded.
48% : The Minority Caucus of the House of Representatives has declared its solidarity with Nigerians amid the controversy surrounding the newly enacted tax reform laws, calling on the Federal Government to immediately suspend their implementation pending the outcome of an ongoing investigation.
42% : In a statement issued on Sunday, the caucus urged Nigerians to disregard any version of the tax laws currently in circulation that does not bear the signatures of the Clerk to the National Assembly and the President and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, stressing that such documents are not authentic.
42% : The lawmakers said the decision to stand with Nigerians was informed by serious allegations that the tax laws as gazetted differ from those duly passed by the National Assembly and assented to by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

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