Kashim Shettima Speaks On Tinubu’s Administration Imposing More Taxes On Nigerians

Vice President, Kashim Shettima has said that President Bola Tinubu’s administration is targeting to increase the efficiency of tax collection in the country.

He reassured Nigerians that there are no plans to impose more taxes on them.

Shettima stated this on Thursday when he received a delegation from the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria at the Presidential Villa during which he solicited the Institute’s insights on attracting foreign direct investment through competitive company tax rates.

The Vice President also met with the Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers at the Villa where he called for the complete overhaul of the system to attract more youths to leverage opportunities in the sector.

He said the restructuring should include the strengthening of internal mechanisms to checkmate unwholesome practices by unscrupulous persons in the market.

In an interview with State House Correspondents after the two meetings, the President of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria, Samuel Agbeluyi, commended the Federal Government for its efforts at addressing the challenge of insecurity.