By Bunmi Agboola
President of the Nigeria labour Congress, NLC, Mr Joe Ajaero wants government to dialogue with the union on the tax reform bill, to enable its members make their inputs.
Mr Ajaero made this known at the NLC secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan, during a dialogue on the tax reform bill organised by the NLC Central Working Committee and inauguration of ten Compressed Natural Gas, CNG buses donated by the union to the South West.
The NLC president observed that some aspects of the tax reform bill needed clarifications from government for better understanding.
“I will implore everybody to read and understand what is imbedded in the tax reform bill, I think it’s all over the internet now on google and social media. Also as a matter of fact, federal government did not include NLC in dialogue of the bill”.
Mr Ajaero also implored members of the public to endeavor to go through the tax reform bill to prevent misinterpretation which could trigger misinformation.
Earlier in a lecture, a Professor of Accounting and Financial Development, Godwin Oyedokun explained that the tax reform bill needed to be understood by Nigerians to avoid misinterpretation.
Professor Oyedokun maintained that tax was inevitable and must be embraced by all for the development of any country.
“Rejection of the tax reform bill by the labour unions in the country would not solve the issues of double taxation or high percentage deduction on Personal Income Tax. I will call on federal government to invest more on infrastructural development as a way of improving the standard of living of average citizens”.
Professor Oyedokun, however, encouraged Nigerians to acquaint themselves with the benefits of the tax bill.
While inaugurating the ten CNG buses, Oyo state Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde applauded NLC for the gesture.
Represented by the Deputy governor, Chief Bayo Lawal, the governor called on NLC to get more of the CNG buses for the use of workers and people of the state.
