The federal government is considering political paths to resolve the ongoing value-added tax (VAT) tussle, minister of finance, Zainab Ahmed has said.
The FIRS and some state governments are currently engaged in a legal tussle over the jurisdiction of VAT collection.
Ahmed who made the disclosure while speaking during an interview, on Channels Television, said the federal government was seeking a positive political solution to the issue.
“I have to do this carefully because they are issues in court, and I am not supposed to be talking about issues in court,” she said.
“But, I do hope that this problem can be solved by sitting on the table, not on the pages of newspapers, not disagreements in court because it is possible to solve it on the table.”
“There’s a lot of effort going on right now. I said I didn’t want to discuss it because it is in court so I have to be careful.
“Yes, there will be a positive political solution. We are working towards an out-of-court solution.”
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