The Senate has confirmed Mr. Zacchaeus Adedeji as the chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS).
Mr. Adedeji was confirmed following his screening during plenary session in Abuja on Tuesday, October 31.
Speaking during screening, Adedeji promised to improve the data mining capacity of the FIRS to make appropriate tax decisions.
He said that the revenue leakages in the agency is due to lack of data on the finances of local and foreign firms operating in Nigeria.
He promised to reassess the Federal Government’s Tax Credit Scheme, which grants some corporations tax holidays in exchange for the provision of infrastructure. Read more.
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