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N1.33trn Revenue Target For NCS Too Low – Reps

August 24, 2021
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House of Representatives Committee on Finance on Monday rejected the N1.33trn revenue target of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) for 2022 saying it was too low.

The Committee, at an interactive session on the 2022-2024 Medium-Term Expenditure Framework/Fiscal Strategy Paper (MTEF/FSP) stated that with new technologies and devaluation of the naira, Customs should be able to generate more revenue.

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The Comptroller-General of Customs, Hameed Ali, had earlier told the committee that the NCS proposed to generate the sum of N1.33trn in 2022.

Ali said the service came up with the figure after analysing the average revenue collection in the previous and was trying to be as realistic as possible.

He said the unavailability of scanners at the ports makes it difficult to monitor all the goods imported into the country, arguing that “once the scanners are available, smuggling will be reduced to the barest minimum”.

Responding to the NCS Boss, a member of the committee, Leke Abejide (SDP-Kogi), said the NCS should be able to generate N2trn in 2022. His position was supported by Ahmed Muhktar (APC-Kaduna).

Chairman of the Committee, James Faleke (APC-Lagos), said that at the beginning of every year, the Budget Office takes a critical look at the expected revenue generation of the country.

He said that was done to know the required funds and make adequate preparation for borrowing, noting that if more revenue was generated, the country would borrow less.

He said, “We are saying no, that your gross revenue generation is low given all the available opportunities that you have; when you also look at your previous performance 2020 to 2021.

“For us as Committee on Finance, we will not accept the N1.3trn, I am sure by the time our report comes out, you will be pleasantly happy.”

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