Fed Govt Targets N12bn From New Vehicle Tax   The Federal Government is set to make about N12bn a year from the N1,000 Proof of Ownership Certificate verification fee motorists are to pay. Last week, the Permanent Secretary, Lagos Ministry of Transportation, Abdulhafiz Toriola, disclosed this. He...

Report Reveals Real Estate Sector Paid N70bn VAT In Five Years   Value Added Tax (VAT) generated from the construction and real estate sector rose by 124 per cent from N10bn in 2018 to N22.45bn in 2022. An analysis of the National Bureau of Statistics’ quarterly VAT...

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...