The Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and Chairman of the Joint Tax Board (JTB), Tunde Fowler, has inaugurated a team of tax experts charged with the responsibility for implementation of the National Tax Policy. He also inaugurated a Technical Tax Policy Drafting Committee which began a workshop on National Tax Policy Implementation same day.
The inauguration was important and in line with the Federal Government’s determination to reform Nigeria’s tax system towards effective economic growth, Fowler said in Abuja yesterday. He said he inaugurated the Technical Tax Policy Drafting Committee same day following the importance and urgency of its assignment to national economy. He also charged the Technical Committee to work harmoniously and assiduously in order come up, within a few weeks, with a tax policy document that will address achieving sustainability in revenue generation, identifying new and enhancing the enforcement of existing revenue streams and achieving cohesion in the revenue ecosystem. The Chairman of the Technical Committee, Ambassador Adeyemi Dipeolu said he assured that assured that the team would work hard to achieve a good result.

Source: Punch