{"id":120699,"date":"2021-12-13T21:02:32","date_gmt":"2021-12-13T20:02:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=120699"},"modified":"2021-12-13T21:02:32","modified_gmt":"2021-12-13T20:02:32","slug":"nigerians-should-expect-modest-increases-in-taxes-levies-zainab-ahmed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/12\/13\/nigerians-should-expect-modest-increases-in-taxes-levies-zainab-ahmed\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigerians should expect modest increases in taxes, levies &#8211; Zainab Ahmed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Minister of finance, budget and national planning, Zainab Ahmed has disclosed that there may be modest increases in taxes and tariffs on certain businesses and individuals over the medium term.<\/p>\n<p>Ahmed while addressing<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> stakeholders at a public hearing on the 2021 finance bill on Monday in Abuja said the government is also considering new taxes as the \u201ceconomy was now on a recovery path\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The hearing was organised by the house of representatives committee on finance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The minister said that a couple of reforms and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/12\/10\/well-ensure-transfer-of-power-to-winners-of-elections-in-2023-buhari\/\">amendments<\/a> had been recommended in the draft 2021 finance amendment bill, adding that more will be introduced in the middle of 2022.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">She said more fiscal reforms were still in view as the ministry could not take all the proposals collected from stakeholders.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cWhile these issues may require most increases in taxes and tariffs on certain businesses, industries, and individuals over the medium term\u2026,\u201d Ahmed said in her closing remarks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201dOur aspiration is to do a midterm review with a possibility of another Finance Bill in mid-year 2022 to bring in more amendments.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Ahmed explained that the ongoing legal cases in court against the federal government on VAT and stamp duties had prompted the finance ministry to steer clear of those areas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">She, however, expressed hope that by mid-2022, the cases might have been dispensed with, and then reforms in those areas could be proposed for parliament to consider.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Ahmed said that there might be a need to revisit the antiquated stamp duties and capital gains tax for holistic reform by the parliament.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cWe prepared this draft bill along five reform areas, the first domestic revenue mobilisation, the second is tax administration and legislative drafting, third is International taxation, fourth is financial sector reforms and tax equity and fifth is improving public financial management reform,\u201d the finance minister said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cThe provision in the draft bill is proposing to amend the Capital Gains Tax Act, Company Income Tax, FIRS Establishment Act, Personal Income Tax, Stamp Duties Act and Tertiary Education Act, Value Added Tax, Insurance Police Trust Fund, and the Fiscal Responsibility Act.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cThis is to amend the Police Trust Fund Act and the Nigerian Trust Fund Acts, the purpose is to empower the FIRS to collect the Nigerian trust fund levies on companies on behalf of the fund itself.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cCurrently, because there is no such provision, the FIRS is unable to start collecting on behalf of the fund. 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