The Federal Government is planning to stop politicians guilty of tax evasion from running for elective offices in the country.
The Chairman of the Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms Committee, Taiwo Oyedele, made this known over the weekend while speaking at the 2024 strategic retreat for staff of the Joint Tax Board.
Oyedele disclosed that the Executive plans to send a bill to the National Assembly in the coming days to back up the move.
He also revealed that the federal government is planning to set up a National Tax Amnesty Programme.
Oyedele, however, admitted that the argument that the issue of tax and party membership dues arises during every major election hardly holds water.
The economist stated that the Constitution doesn’t explicitly list tax compliance as a qualification criterion.
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