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Muhammad Nami, executive chairman of the Federal Inland Services (FIRS), says the agency is not empowered to grant tax waivers to both local and foreign investors in the country.
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The committee is investigating dwindling revenue of the federal government as reported by office of the auditor-general of the federation.
Nami was invited to explain the circumstances surrounding the non-payment of taxes by Indorama Petrochemical, Indorama Fertilizer and Petrochemical Ltd all foreign firms and OIS Indorama, Eleme, Port Harcourt.
He, however, failed to appear on Wednesday, and sent a representative instead.
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Oluwole Oke, chairman of the committee, ruled that Nami must appear before the lawmakers on Thursday, otherwise the panel will invoke its constitutional power.
There has been concern over poor payment of taxes to the federal government causing it to lose huge revenue monthly.
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