From Eric Ikhilae, Abuja
Governors of the 36 states have resolved to adopt additional measures to cushion the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on citizens and businesses in their states.
The governors, in a communiqué issued after the 13th teleconference meeting of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), held on Wednesday, resolved among others, to issue emergency procurement guidelines and adopt procedures to facilitate the participation of small and medium scale enterprises in state procurement by 30th September 2020.
They also resolved to maintain the implementation of a tax compliance relief programme for individual taxpayers and business to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 crisis.
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The governors agreed that state governments should, through their Ministries of Finance, utilise the technical assistance available within the NGF Secretariat to publish their approved amended 2020 COVID-19-responsive budgets by 31st July 2020. overnors of the 36 states have resolved to adopt additional measures to cushion the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on citizens and businesses in their states.
The governors, in a communiqué issued after the 13th teleconference meeting of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), held on Wednesday, resolved among others, to issue emergency procurement guidelines and adopt procedures to facilitate the participation of small and medium scale enterprises in state procurement by 30th September 2020.
They also resolved to maintain the implementation of a tax compliance relief programme for individual taxpayers and business to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 crisis.
The governors agreed that state governments should, through their Ministries of Finance, utilise the technical assistance available within the NGF Secretariat to publish their approved amended 2020 COVID-19-responsive budgets by 31st July 2020.
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