Civil Society Group Endorses National Assembly’s Plan to Re‑Gazette Tax Reform Laws

A coalition of civil society organisations known as The Patriots has expressed strong support for the National Assembly’s decision to re‑gazette the Tax Acts 2025 amid rising controversy over alleged changes to the versions of the tax laws in circulation.

In a statement on Sunday, the group said its review confirmed that the authoritative records of the tax laws remain unchanged and that concerns about discrepancies between the versions passed by the legislature and those published in the Official Gazette are unfounded.

The Patriots underscored that gazetting is purely an administrative function and cannot alter or amend laws duly passed by the National Assembly. They hailed the leadership’s move to re‑gazette the Acts in their correct form — based on harmonised copies, legislative proceedings, and conference reports — as lawful and appropriate, dismissing calls for suspension or re‑enactment as unnecessary and potentially destabilising.

The group also welcomed the directive for the Clerk of the National Assembly to issue Certified True Copies of the acts to the public to enhance transparency and reaffirm confidence in the legislative process.