The Nigerian Bar Association, NBA has warned the Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, and the National Assembly against any illegality in their bid to amend the Value Added Tax, VAT, law in the country.
The Publicity Secretary of the NBA, Rapulu Nduka, who gave the warning in an interview with newsmen, urged the lawmakers representing the various states to be on the lookout for the request by the FIRS to include VAT on the Exclusive Legislative List.
Nduka, said the FIRS could appeal the judgment, but stated that the National Assembly should be cautious with the request of the agency for the amendment of the VAT law.