President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday unveiled a fiscal policy and tax reforms committee comprising experts from both the private and public sectors.
The committee is chaired by Taiwo Oyedele, a tax and policy expert. It also has an undergraduate of Economics at the University of Ibadan, Orire Agbaje, as its member.
Agbaje is the President of The Tax Club, University of Ibadan, and also the President of the Nigerian Universities Tax Club.
The committee is expected to deliver tax reforms achievable in 30 days.
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.
Here is the full list of the committee members.
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
7. Representative of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria
8. Representative of the Association of National Accountants of Nigeria
9. Representative of the Nigerian Bar Association
10. Nigerian Economic Summit Group
11. Organised Private Sector of Nigeria
12. Nigerian Association of Small and Medium Enterprises
13. Women in Business
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
19. Tariff Technical Committee
20. Nigerian Ports Authority
21. Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency
22. Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission
23. The Federal Inland Revenue Service
24. The Joint Tax Board
25. Nigeria Customs Service
26. Representative of Association of Local Government of Nigeria
27. National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies
28. National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies
29. Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Committee
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
