October 24, (THEWILL) – President Bola Tinubu has ordered immediate implementation of the recommendations made by the Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reform Committee across ministries, agencies, and departments of the Federal Government.
The President gave the order on Tuesday, after receiving the report on the quick-win achievements of the Committee from its Chairman, Taiwo Oyedele, at the State House, Abuja.
Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, told State House correspondents that the President also directed his Adviser on Policy Coordination, Hadiza Bala Usman, to liaise with the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and Oyedele to give effect to the directive.
“After listening to a presentation by the committee chairman, the President directed the Special Adviser to the President on Policy Coordination, Hadiza Bala Usman, to liaise with the Secretary to the Government of the Federation and the Chairman of the Tax Policy Review Committee to ensure that the recommendations of the committee are swiftly and immediately implemented across all ministries, departments, and agencies of the Federal Government to ensure that there is effective synergy and to ensure that every institution of the Federal Government is on the same page with respect to how tax policy will be implemented.
“Henceforth, His Excellency Mr. President has also made available an opportunity for the recommendations of the tax policy review committee to be made a top priority at the next sitting of the Federal Executive Council meeting on Monday. Mr. President will continue to emphasise the importance of ensuring that our tax authorities are not taxing the seed, but are taxing the fruit and that will continue to be the focus.”
Ajuri said the President would also present the recommendations to the Federal Executive Committee (FEC) on Monday.
THEWILL reports that President Tinubu had on August 8, 2023, inaugurated the Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, chaired by Chairman of the Committee, Taiwo Oyedele, with a mandate to address the challenges facing the economy.
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