The president ACCI, Dr Al-Mujtaba Abubakar in a statement, appreciated the Minister and the FCTA for giving appropriate response to interventions that are beneficial to the business communities for national growth.
According to him “it would be recalled that ACCI and some major stakeholders in the SME sector have unanimously advocated for harmonisation of SME taxation in FCT.”
“This is the best way to stop the high rate of business failure, create jobs and boost the GDP, this is the way to go as over 90 per cent of Nigerian businesses are SMEs and as a Chamber of Commerce, we sincerely commend the FCTA for considering to take this step for the growth and development of the SMEs in FCT,” the President stated.
“In 2021 and 2022, ACCI through its Policy Advocacy Centre held SME conference and a round table session, where issues of tax administration, sustenance, compliance, and harmonisation with FIRS, FCTA, AMAC, HOFA, businesses owners and other relevant stakeholders within the FCT called to ascertain smooth business processes and productivity at a time when businesses in the country are under serious operational challenges due to the high cost of raw materials, epileptic power supply, and high cost of logistics.”
“The Chamber once wrote a letter to President Muhammadu Buhari and other relevant authorities calling for harmonisation of taxes for SMEs after realizing that this is the best way to stop the high rate of business failure, create jobs and boost the GDP,” Dr Abubakar said.
