The Minister for Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has appealed to Nigerians to be patient over President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s policies.
Idris, in a statement, said though everyone in the country might be going through a challenging process now, the president had planted the seeds of national transformation, growth and all-round development.
He said while striving to reduce the impact of the high cost of living on the citizens, Tinubu had focused on redirecting the economy and removing the impediments to productivity and competitiveness so that the real sector could grow and create millions of decent jobs essential for long-term economic growth.
“In the last 100 days, the government set up a Tax and Fiscal Reforms Committee that is fully at work to deepen the ongoing reforms and reposition the national economy for long-term sustainability. A renowned Tax and Fiscal Policy expert is leading this committee. Part of the committee’s mandate, working with the state governments, is to simplify our complicated tax system, eliminate multiple taxes, streamline regulations that negate the ease of doing business, and close the over 20 trillion annual tax gap.”
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“To ensure that Nigerians and businesses are not burdened with new taxes, the administration will promote efficiency in revenue collection. It will expand the tax net by ensuring that those not paying are made to pay while those not paying the correct amount are made to pay their fair share.”
“The administration has stabilised the polity and reduced tensions associated with ethnic and religious agitations by better managing our diversity.”
