Dasuki speaks on controversial tax reform bills, advises Tinubu

The lawmaker representing Kebbe/Tambuwal Federal Constituency of Sokoto State has given his two cents on the controversial tax reform bills proposed to the National Assembly by President Bola Tinubu.

Dasuki urged the presidency to make efforts by using data to convince opponents on the need for the proposed bills.

Report stated that the lawmaker said it is only a good presentation of facts with available data that will convince Nigerians and the opposition the anomalies the bills intend to correct are feasible.

He said until benefits to be deprived from the passage of such legislation are made clear, the controversy surrounding the bill may continue.

He also cautioned the presidency on the speed at which they are pushing rhetoric passage of the legislation.

He said, “I have told members of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms during our recent close door meeting with the House leadership that the best way to get the buy-in of majority of Nigerians on these proposed laws is to convince them with data.

“Specifically, I advised the committee to provide data on the amounts received by each of the 36 states from January to September, 2024 side-by-side its projection of what each will receive from January to September, 2025, after the bills have been passed into law,” he said.