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NECA, Agents Criticise FG’s Multiple Taxes

NECA, Agents Criticise FG's Multiple Taxes Seaport clearing agents and the Nigeria Employers Consultative Association have criticized the Federal Government's rising taxes on businesses, saying the situation will negatively affect the country. Due to the newly introduced taxes on food and beverages by the government, they...

Nigerians Paid N1.23trn Tax To 36 States In 2021

Nigerians Paid N1.23trn Tax To 36 States In 2021   Nigerians across 36 states of the federation paid N1.23tn in taxes in 2021, a 19.19 per cent increase from the N1.03tn paid in 2020. This is according to data from the States’ Internally Generated Revenue report by...

Companies Pay N1.25tn Tax Amid Energy Crises, Forex – NBS

Companies Pay N1.25tn Tax Amid Energy Crises, Forex - NBS The National Bureau of Statistics recent data has revealed that Nigerian firms paid N1.25tn tax to the Federal Government in the first six months of 2022 despite facing acute foreign exchange and energy challenges. According to...

Fed Govt Grows VAT By 20%, Rakes In N1.2trn

Fed Govt Grows VAT By 20%, Rakes In N1.2trn   The Federal Government through the Federal Inland Revenue Service has grown its proceeds of Value of Added Tax by 20 per cent to N1.2tn in the first six months of 2022. According to different reports by the...

Fed Govt Generates N127.03bn Tax From Calls, SMS

Fed Govt Generates N127.03bn Tax From Calls, SMS   The Federal Government made N127.03bn from Value Added Tax on calls, SMS, data, and other information and communication services in the first six month of the year. This is 10.69 per cent of the total N1.19tn that was...

FG Suspends Telecoms Tariff Hike, Excise Duty

FG Suspends Telecoms Tariff Hike, Excise Duty President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the suspension of the proposed excise duty on telecommunications indefinitely and constituted a committee to look into the matter. The suspended scheme could have seen an added tax to the tariff for telecom network subscribers...