August 09, (THEWILL) – President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, unveiled a fiscal policy and Tax Reforms Committee comprising experts from both the private and public sectors.
THEWILL reports that the Committee, approved by President Tinubu on July 7, is chaired by Fiscal Policy Partner and Africa Tax Leader at PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC), Taiwo Oyedele.
According to Oyedele, the membership of the Committee was carefully constituted to ensure diversity of in-depth knowledge, robust expertise, and broad representation by key stakeholder groups across the geopolitical zones.
Also included in the Committee is Orire Agbaje, a 400-level Economics student of the University of Ibadan (UI), representing the Students Tax Clubs
The list of the Committee members includes:
1. Taiwo Oyedele, Chairman.
2. Representatives of Tax Practice, Law and Accounting Firms.
3. Members of the Tax Advisory Committee.
4. National Tax Policy Implementation Committee.
5. Renowned Fiscal Policy and Tax Experts.
6. Representative of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN).
7. Representative of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN).
8. Representative of the Association of National Accountants of Nigeria (ANAN).
9. Representative of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA)
10. Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG).
11. Organised Private Sector of Nigeria (OPSN).
12. Nigerian Association of Small and Medium Enterprises (NASME).
13. Women in Business (WIMBIZ).
14. Representative of the Federal Ministry of Justice.
15. Representative of the Federal Ministry of Finance.
16. Representative of Federal Ministry of Trade, Industry & Investment.
17. Representative of Ministry of Telecommunications & Digital Economy.
18. Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC).
19. Tariff Technical Committee.
20. Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA).
21. Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA).
22. Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC).
23. The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS)
24. The Joint Tax Board (JTB).
25. Nigeria Customs Service.
26. Representative of Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON).
27. National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS).
28. National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS).
29. Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Committee (RMAFC).
30. The Budget Office of the Federation.
31. Accountant General of the Federation.
32. National Bureau of Statistics.
33. DG, Nigeria Governors’ Forum.
34. Debt Management Office.
35. Chairman, Finance Commissioners’ Forum.
36. Central Bank of Nigeria.
37. Students Tax Clubs.
38. Partners & Observers – World Bank, IMF, United Nations, BudgIT, Tax Justice & Governance Platform
