Muhammadu Buhari on Monday signed the 2019 fin
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday signed the 2019 finance bill into law. The law alongside the 2020 B find udget is aimed at reforming Nigeria’s tax system to align with global best practices, support MSMEs through the Ease of Doing Business initiative. It also hopes to raise government rev house enues, as well as incentivize investments in infrastructure and capital markets. Like Senate, Reps Pass Finance Bill Proposing VAT Increase, Others President Buhari after signing the bill into law, said: “This is the first time, since the return of democracy in 1999, that a Federal Budget is being accompanied by passage of a Finance Bill specially designed to support its implementation and to create a truly enabling environment for business and investment by the private sector.” He thanked the leadership and members of the Ninth National Assembly for the “hard work and support that have gone business into the passage of the landmark Deep Offshore and Inland Basin PS