Yakubu Dogara, a former Speaker of the House of Representatives, has voiced his support for President Bola Tinubu’s tax reform bills, which has raised worries, particularly in the country’s north.
At a Town Hall meeting held in Kaduna on Thursday by the Christian Awareness Initiatives of Nigeria, or CHAIN, Dogara voiced his support.
As evidenced by the tax reform bills, the former Speaker maintained that regional or other dimensions were unnecessary for national concerns.
He said, Nigerians would benefit from the tax reform bills, particularly those in the northern region, where the majority of the population would be released from the weight of taxes.
According to Dogara:
“Those who are earning less than N800,000 would not be taxed, imagine how many Northerners will be out of the tax.
”If businesses that do not make up to 50 million in a month will also not pay tax, imagine how it will free the economic space for our people.
“More businesses will be created and more people will be employed, in the region that has a high number of unemployed people roaming the streets.”
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