FIRS To End Multiple Taxation, Collect VAT The Federal Inland Revenue Service says it has commenced an initiative to end multiple taxation and collect Value Added Tax (VAT) from Market Traders Association of Nigeria (MATAN) and other informal sector operators. The association, with a membership of...

Inflation: LCCI Urges FG to Cut Taxes on Basic Items The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has called on the federal government to cut taxes on basic food items to mitigate the effect of rising inflation on the most vulnerable Nigerians. LCCI made the...

Coalition Insists Tax on Sugar-sweetened Beverages The National Action on Sugar Reduction Coalition has disagreed with the call in some areas to remove the tax on sugar-sweetened beverages. The Coalition called on the President, Bola Tinubu, to increase the sugar-sweetened beverage tax. It noted that the Manufacturers...

Nigerians Kick as FG Implements 7.5% VAT on Diesel The Federal Government, on Monday, confirmed that it had commenced the implementation of the payment of 7.5 per cent Value Added Tax on Automotive Gas Oil, popularly called diesel. Officials of the Nigeria Customs Service and Federal...

Nigerians Groan Over Effects Of 7.5% VAT On Petrol Prices   Nigerians have begun to lament the effects of the introduction of a 7.5 per cent Value-Added Tax (VAT) on the price of premium motor spirit, otherwise known as petrol. This comes barely a month after President...

Manufacturers Tax Payments Rise to N62bn in Q1 2023 – NBS The Company Income Tax that manufacturers paid rose by 29 per cent to N62bn in the first quarter of 2023 from N44bn in the same period last year, according to reports published by the...