Victor Ezeja
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The three tiers of the Nigerian government have shared a whopping N1.088 trillion as November’s revenue to the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC). This major boost from previous months sparked excitement among the federal, state and local governments as the princely sum should signal improved standards of living and development projects across the country.
In a communiqué issued by the FAAC at its December 2023 meeting, the N1.088 trillion total distributable revenue comprised distributable statutory revenue of N376.306 billion, distributable Value Added Tax (VAT) revenue of N335.656 billion, Electronic Money Transfer Levy (EMTL) revenue of N11.952 billion and Exchange Difference revenue of N364.869 billion.
Join our WhatsApp ChannelThe total revenue of N1.620 trillion was available in the month of November 2023 while total deductions for cost of collection was N60.960 billion; total transfers, interventions and refunds was N470.592 billion.
Gross statutory revenue of N882.560 billion was received for the month of November 2023. This was higher than the N660.090 billion received in the month of October 2023 by N222.470 billion.
The gross revenue available from the Value Added Tax (VAT) in November 2023 was N360.455 billion. This was higher than the N347.343 billion available in the month of October 2023 by N13.112 billion.
The communiqué stated that from the N1088.783 billion total distributable revenue, the Federal Government received a total of N402.867 billion, the state governments received N351.697 billion and the local government councils received N258.810 billion.
A total sum of N75.410 billion (13 per cent of mineral revenue) was shared to the benefiting States as derivation revenue.
The Federal Government received N50.348 billion, the state governments received N167. 828 billion and the local government councils received N117.480 billion from the N335.656 billion distributable Value Added Tax (VAT) revenue.
The N11.952 billion Electronic Money Transfer Levy (EMTL) was shared as follows: the Federal Government received N1.793 billion, the state governments received N5.976 billion and the local government councils received N4.183 billion.
The Federal Government received N175.817 billion from the N364.869 billion Exchange Difference revenue. The state governments received N89.177 billion, and the local government councils received N68.751 billion. The sum of N31.124 billion (13 per cent of mineral revenue) was shared to the benefiting States as derivation revenue.
In the month of November 2023, Companies Income Tax (CIT), Excise Duty, Petroleum Profit Tax (PPT), Oil and Gas Royalties and Value Added Tax (VAT) increased considerably, while CET Levies, Import Duty and Electronic Money Transfer Levy (EMTL) recorded decreases.
Meanwhile, the balance in the Excess Crude Account (ECA) was $473,754.57.
