Mr Wale Akinterinwa, Ondo State Commissioner for Finance, has been appointed by President Bola Tinubu into the Presidential committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms under the Chairmanship of Mr Taiwo Oyedele.
The Committee was formally inaugurated by President Tinubu at the state house today.
Reacting to his appointment, Mr Akinterinwa said, “I am grateful to Mr President for nominating me as a member of this committee made up of distinguished personalities across the various sectors of the Nations economy”.
The Committee’s terms of reference include the harmonization of the various tax regimes currently being operated by the Federal and State Governments with a view to eliminating multiple taxation and improving the ease of business in the country.
The Committee is also expected to identify creative and people-friendly ways of improving tax revenue.
Akinterinwa is currently the Chairman of the Forum of Finance Commissioners in Nigeria.
