Former Senate Majority Leader, Mohammed Ali Ndume, on Wednesday aligned with leaders of Northern extraction in opposing plans by the Federal Government to review the country’s tax regime upward.
In a statement in Abuja, Ndume said the Federal Government must get things right first, expand sources of income for Nigerians, and ensure that the people are living and not merely surviving before reviewing taxes upward.
The former Senate Leader warned that the middle class in Nigeria is gradually fading, as inflation continues to squeeze them out.
“This tax they’re talking about—we are almost losing the middle class in Nigeria. It’s either you have it, or you don’t. Those in the middle are being squeezed out. If Nigerians can pay those taxes, it’s okay.
“But in the current situation, increasing taxes is not an option at all. I will not support any increase in tax.
“Let…
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