There is an indication that the Senate has in opposition to the increase in the Value Added Tax (VAT) yesterday introduced legislative action to impose tax on communication services.
Senate aimed at introducing the tax to replace the 2.2 per cent increase in the Value Added Tax being planned by the federal government as announced by the minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmad, recently.
The Bill for an Act to establish the Communication Service Tax which was formally introduced on the floor of the Senate yesterday and sponsored by former Senate Leader, Mohammed Ali Ndume. Read more