Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has urged the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas to assess the human rights impacts of the tax reform bills currently being discussed by the National Assembly.
In a letter dated 7 December 2024, SERAP’s Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare, said any discussion and consideration of the tax reform bills must ensure full compliance with provisions of the Nigerian Constitution 1999 [as amended] and the country’s international human rights obligations and commitments.
Mr Oluwadare also said that the assessments should be transparent, include public participation, and shape the provisions and measures that are ultimately passed.
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He also added that the outcome of any such assessments should be widely published.
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