NOA to Translate Tax Reform Bills into 36 Nigerian Languages for Better Public Understanding
The National Orientation Agency (NOA), says it will translate the proposed tax reform bills and other critical national issues into 36 Nigerian languages, to enhance public understanding and engagement.
The Director-General of the agency, Lanre Issa-Onilu, said this at a town hall meeting on Tuesday in Maiduguri.
He was represented by Inuwa Yusuf-Kobi, Director, Personnel, Research and Statistics, NOA headquarters, Abuja.
Issa-Onilu said the initiative would counter misinformation and promote a better understanding of the tax reform, designed to simplify the tax system, eliminate multiple taxation, and ease the burden on low-income Nigerians.
According to him, misinformation on social media has led to the politicisation of the tax reform bills and stressed the need for public enlightenment through local languages and community engagement.
The NOA helmsman said the proposed reforms would address multiple taxation, especially in public places such as motor parks, where transport owners reportedly pay up to six different taxes to unions and agencies.
“The bill seeks to establish a single tax-collecting authority, relieving citizens of the burden of paying taxes to multiple agencies. This will also ensure transparency and accountability in tax collection,” he said.
