Muhammadu Buhari on Monday signed the 2019
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The law alongside the
2020 Budget is aimed at reforming Nigeria’s tax system to align with global best
practices, support MSME
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s through the Ease of Doing Business initiative.
It also hopes to raise
government revenues, as well as incentivize investments in infrastructure and
capital markets.
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President Buhari after
signing the bill into law, said: “This is the first time, since the return of
democracy in 1999, that a Federal Budget is being accompanied by passage of a
Finance Bill specially designed to support its implementation and to create a
truly enabling environment for business and investment by the private sector.”
He thanked the
leadership and members of the Ninth National Assembly for the “hard work and
support that have gone into the passage of the landmark Deep Offshore and Inland
Basin PSC Amendment Bill, and the Finance Bill; both vital to the successful
implementation of the 2020 Budget.”
Both chambers of the
National Assembly passed the finance bill in November while the 2020 budget in
December 2019.
The finance law seeks to
amend six tax provisions and make them more responsive to tax reform policies.
Meanwhile, there is an
increase in Value Added Tax on specific goods and services from 5 percent to
7.5 percent; the law also affects changes in the tax provision of the Customs
and Excise Tariff Act to encourage local manufacturers.
Other Acts captured
include; Petroleum Profit Tax Act, Company Income Tax Act, Personal Income Tax
Act, Stamp Duties Tax Act, and Capital Gains Act.
After passing the
finance bill, President of the Senate, Ahmed Lawan, asked agencies of the
Federal Government saddled with the responsibility of generating revenues
including the Federal Inland Revenue Service, the Nigerian National Petroleum
Corporation (NNPC), and the Nigeria Customs Services among others, to be more
efficient in discharging their duties.
Addressing his
colleagues during plenary after they shared their various perspectives on the
effects of the bill on the nation and its people, the Senate President
explained that the bill aims to help Nigeria generate more revenues.
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