Tax reform has reduced burden on low-income earners — Revenue board

Governor Uba Sani (right) receiving a plaque from the representative of the Chairman of JRB/Executive Chairman NRS - Executive Director, Finance & Corporate Servises, NRS, Muhammad Lawal Abubakar during the 160th JRB meeting in Kaduna

The Joint Revenue Board has said Nigeria’s tax reform has reduced the burden on low-income earners and eliminated multiple nuisance taxes.

The Executive Secretary of the JRB, Olusegun Adesokan, stated this while giving an overview of the progress recorded one year into the implementation of the tax reform.

In a post obtained from the board’s X handle on Friday, Adesokan spoke at the 160th meeting of the JRB in Kaduna State, with the theme, “One Year of Reform: Assessing Progress and Addressing Challenges.”

He said the reform had also provided relief for low-income earners and micro-scale businesses, contrary to concerns that it had increased the tax burden.