Na wetin dey happen for Naija sef? Federal Government don yan say tax reform go start by January 1, 2026, no shaking!
Even though na plenty gists dey fly around, dem no wan delay anything. Dem talk am clearly say the new tax laws go kmaintain the same date wey dem don talk before, no wahala. Nigerian people don express concern about wetin dey happen, but the Feds dey try cool tempers.
National Assembly don clear am say dem go re-gazette tax acts, and dem go release proper copies wey everybody fit see. E no say gists don dey float about how bills pass for senate and house, wetin don make the matter dey be like jaga-jaga. Spokesperson for house talk say dem go check am properly to see wetin really dey happen, but all dem matters dey under control.
Meanwhile, Seadogs don talk say the way dem dey handle this tax reform fit create gbege for public trust. E be like say dem dey go into agreement with France on tax matter wey no plenty people sabi. Dey dey vex say wey no enough transparency around am. Dem sabi say if de public no trust tax matter, dem no go pay. Na wetin fit make wahala no sweet!
Chairman of Presidential Committee on Tax Reforms, Taiwo Oyedele, come gather newsmen to yan how dem ready for the new year. He say dem don tek mind gather everything wey go fit work. Dem don start to prepare since from when dem send the bills to National Assembly last year.
Oyedele affirm say dem no dey cha rare naira from tax, but e go take time to build. Dem no wan jack taxes up immediately; instead, na sustainable growth dem dey look for. Even lower taxes for many workers and small businesses dey on the way, to allow dem to breathe small!
Wetin I wan talk again na this. Na big news dem dey prepare to give Nigerians dem. Even the bottom 98 percent of workers go either pay small tax or no tax at all. Na serious moves wey go ensure say money go dey flow steadily for government hand and make dem fit serve the people better.
From the matter wey dey unfold, e clear say government dey ready to engage with National Assembly on any wahala wey fit pop-up. But, no matter wetin happen, the date wey dem don set go still hold. Na so dem go take give palliative for those wey fit suffer from the changes wey tax reform go bring.
With all dis wahala, e show say tax reform no go easy, but make we just dey watch as dem dey go. Whether na popular or unpopular decision wey government dey take, one thin be sure say Nigerians go dey expect am. The major goal na to make life better for everybody, not to add more wahala on top wetin dey already happen.
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