Tax Reform Bills: Transparency, Objectivity Essential For Public Trust – Atiku
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Sunday, December 1, 2024, declared that transparency and objectivity are essential for promoting accountability, good governance, and public trust in policy-making.
Atiku, who stated this in his X handle while adding his voice to the debate on the Tax Reform Bills before the National Assembly, called for objectivity and transparency in the conduct of the public hearing being organised by the National Assembly.
He said that as a concerned stakeholder, he has followed the intense public discourse on the Tax Reform Bills with keen interest, stressing that Nigerians are united in their call for a fiscal system that promotes justice, fairness, and equity.
In the words of Atiku; “They are loud and clear that the fiscal system we seek to promote must not exacerbate the uneven development of the federating units by enhancing the status of a few states while unduly penalising others.
“The public hearing process must facilitate open and inclusive participation by all stakeholders, including Civil Society Organizations, traditional institutions, politicians, public officials, and subject matter experts,” he said.
Atiku therefore called on the National Assembly to revisit and make public the resolutions of the National Economic Council, a key stakeholder and an important organ of the state with the constitutional power to advise the President concerning the economic affairs of the Federation.
The former Vice President alsosaid that the National Assembly must be appropriately guided and ensure that in the final analysis, the contents of the Bills align with the interests of the vast majority of Nigerians.
