FG is not increasing taxes - Minister tells National Assembly
Udoma said this in a statement signed by his Media Adviser, Akpandem James on Monday in Abuja.
Minister of Budget and National Planning Senator Udoma Udo Udoma addressing the Management Staff during assumption of Office at Budget And National Planning.
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Sen. Udoma Udo Udoma, the Minister of Budget and National Planning said this in a statement signed by his Media Adviser, Akpandem James on Monday in Abuja.
Udoma made the clarification when he was responding to a comment by Sen Ben Bruce at a public hearing of the Joint Session of the National Assembly on the 2017 Budget.
The minister said “a view has been expressed that we should not increase taxes, that we should broaden tax collection instead, that is precisely what is in the budget
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“There is no increase in VAT, there is no increase in company’s income tax, there is no increase at all in taxes, but people who are not paying taxes must be made to pay.
“So the idea is to increase revenue by broadening the tax base, not by increasing taxes.’’
Bruce had given the impression that the Federal Government was about to increase taxes, a development that he said would further worsen the economic fortunes of individuals and businesses.
Speaking on the Economic Recovery and Growth Plan, Udoma said government consulted with the private sector extensively on the development of the plan.
According to him, government has a clear vision and is on a determined path to get the economy out of recession.
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“We are determined, thereafter, to begin to go back to the path of growth, a more diversified growth, not depending just on crude oil.
“We want to stimulate our manufacturing sector, we want to stimulate agriculture; so we have a coherent, cohesive plan," he added.
The Minister of State, Mrs Zainab Ahmed said government was determined to ensure that Nigerians experience inclusive growth.
“The SIP took off fully in October 2016 and all the four components of the SIP have now been rolled out in their first Phases and we are scaling up on a monthly basis.” she said.
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Ahmed said that the government had been implementing Social Intervention Programme (SIP) to experience inclusive growth.
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