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FG To Increase VAT To 10% by Nobody: 8:39pm On Aug 07, 2015
Nigeria plans to double the value-added tax rate to 10 per cent this year to help shore up government revenue eroded by the declining price of oil, the country’s main export, the Federal Inland Revenue Service said.

“The plan is to increase to 10 percent this year, but we have to consult first with relevant stakeholders,” Sunday Ogungbesan, Acting Executive Chairman of the FIRS, told reporters.

Nigeria depends on crude exports for about 70 per cent of government revenue and more than 90 percent of foreign exchange. The price of Brent crude has dropped by more than half since peaking in June last year, undermining President Muhammadu Buhari’s ability to deliver on his election promises since he took office in May.

FIRS will put more effort in meeting targets after its collection of 1.97 trillion naira ($9.9 billion) in revenue in the first half fell short of a goal of 2.29 trillion naira, Ogungbesan said.

“If we achieve our revenue targets, to a great extent government deficits will be reduced,” he said. “Our plan is to bring every business into the tax net, this economy can survive outside oil,” he noted.



www.vanguardngr.com/2015/08/fg-to-increase-vat-to-10/
Re: FG To Increase VAT To 10% by ladyF(f): 8:40pm On Aug 07, 2015
Nooo impossible. The economy is hard enough for the common man already. Fuel price never come down. We go still buy fuel for gen and transport. Big NO.


[size=20pt] LadyF [/size] and nairalanders strongly object.

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Re: FG To Increase VAT To 10% by kulobyno: 8:47pm On Aug 07, 2015
What d fvck. The 5percent has been an issue to biz men like me when applying for Tax Cearance. When you calcukate Vat for customers they scream. now 10 percent is nightmare.
#ishouldbeinghana

.Ghana has a VAT Of 17.5%

Chai!!!
*runsbacktonigeria*

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Re: FG To Increase VAT To 10% by CR77(f): 8:47pm On Aug 07, 2015
No No No things would become expensive


Is this the change?

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Re: FG To Increase VAT To 10% by CR77(f): 8:47pm On Aug 07, 2015
Ode tongue
ladyF:
Nooo impossible. The economy is hard enough for the common man already. Fuel price never come down. We go still buy fuel for gen and transport. Big NO.


[size=20pt] LadyF [/size] and nairalanders strongly object.

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Re: FG To Increase VAT To 10% by presentley: 8:48pm On Aug 07, 2015
Change!!

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Re: FG To Increase VAT To 10% by Nobody: 8:48pm On Aug 07, 2015
a
Re: FG To Increase VAT To 10% by CR77(f): 8:48pm On Aug 07, 2015
embarassed
presentley:
Change!!

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Re: FG To Increase VAT To 10% by writetopoker: 8:48pm On Aug 07, 2015
confused govnment, rubbing peter to pay paul. Stressing d already weak economy. Is dis d employment?, secuirity?, 5k unployed payment? N1to$1? Gud roads? Etc idiotic presdo, confused pedophila

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Re: FG To Increase VAT To 10% by Titto93(m): 8:48pm On Aug 07, 2015
All these money you people are sharing, there is God oooh - In patience voice

More likes for PEJ, if really miss her (because by now, more jokes would have been updated)

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Re: FG To Increase VAT To 10% by januzaj(m): 8:48pm On Aug 07, 2015
ok
Buchukwu:
The zoo called Nigeria is collapsing. It should collapse fast fast.
Oloriburuku omo ................it's your region that is zoo in Nigeria......you people are Animals............Indonesia.. Malaysia.... China... are killing you guys....buh ....you keep on pushing drugs....only Animals behave the way you do....especially goats...if a goat is punished for doing something bad....it ll still come back to do that same thing

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Re: FG To Increase VAT To 10% by gbaskiboy: 8:48pm On Aug 07, 2015
Oya
Re: FG To Increase VAT To 10% by Phinagold(f): 8:48pm On Aug 07, 2015
Seconded
Re: FG To Increase VAT To 10% by ednut1(m): 8:48pm On Aug 07, 2015
nawa o, na we go bear the brunt, person salary getting useless by the day smh

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Re: FG To Increase VAT To 10% by Swagk101(m): 8:49pm On Aug 07, 2015
Aii
Re: FG To Increase VAT To 10% by 1love4all: 8:49pm On Aug 07, 2015
Na wah oooo
Re: FG To Increase VAT To 10% by shizzy7(f): 8:49pm On Aug 07, 2015
No, things would become expensive..
Re: FG To Increase VAT To 10% by ojnnaco(m): 8:49pm On Aug 07, 2015
ladyF:
Nooo impossible. The economy is hard enough for the common man already. Fuel price never come down. We go still buy fuel for gen and transport. Big NO.


[size=20pt] LadyF [/size] and nairalanders strongly object.
Re: FG To Increase VAT To 10% by Nobody: 8:49pm On Aug 07, 2015
ladyF:
Nooo impossible. The economy is hard enough for the common man already. Fuel price never come down. We go still buy fuel for gen and transport. Big NO.


[size=20pt] LadyF [/size] and nairalanders strongly object.

not all

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Re: FG To Increase VAT To 10% by Buchukwu: 8:49pm On Aug 07, 2015
The zoo called Nigeria is collapsing. It should collapse fast fast.

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Re: FG To Increase VAT To 10% by dapsoneh: 8:50pm On Aug 07, 2015
S.e. xxxxxxxxxx
Re: FG To Increase VAT To 10% by Nobody: 8:50pm On Aug 07, 2015
This was a fait accompli
Re: FG To Increase VAT To 10% by 1stHola: 8:50pm On Aug 07, 2015
No! angry


This is unacceptable!

We pay too many tax in this country already undecided

.. And those silly Useless nepa or phcn angry

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Re: FG To Increase VAT To 10% by Flye: 8:50pm On Aug 07, 2015
I'm a big fan of change, but I don't support this unless the 10% is going to be on luxury goods and services, supper rich and already strong industries. Otherwise industries are already folding up in large quantity, last year MAN lost 20% of her members in just a year.

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Re: FG To Increase VAT To 10% by Nobody: 8:50pm On Aug 07, 2015
Freemanan:
Nigeria plans to double the value-added tax rate to 10 per cent this year to help shore up government revenue eroded by the declining price of oil, the country’s main export, the Federal Inland Revenue Service said.

“The plan is to increase to 10 percent this year, but we have to consult first with relevant stakeholders,” Sunday Ogungbesan, Acting Executive Chairman of the FIRS, told reporters.

Nigeria depends on crude exports for about 70 per cent of government revenue and more than 90 percent of foreign exchange. The price of Brent crude has dropped by more than half since peaking in June last year, undermining President Muhammadu Buhari’s ability to deliver on his election promises since he took office in May.

FIRS will put more effort in meeting targets after its collection of 1.97 trillion naira ($9.9 billion) in revenue in the first half fell short of a goal of 2.29 trillion naira, Ogungbesan said.

“If we achieve our revenue targets, to a great extent government deficits will be reduced,” he said. “Our plan is to bring every business into the tax net, this economy can survive outside oil,” he noted.



www.vanguardngr.com/2015/08/fg-to-increase-vat-to-10/

No try am o!

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Re: FG To Increase VAT To 10% by Nobody: 8:50pm On Aug 07, 2015
I'm a Nairalander and I'm not objecting.

What Buhari needs to ensure is that the hole where the resources goes into are plugged so that the common man with a vision can see gains in the future.

The government needs money to operate, they need money to do all these things that we are asking for, good roads, healthcare, education, etc

If they stopped corruption and makes each department heads accountable for their budgets then I'm good.

We all have a part to play in this play. Sunday Ogungbesan must make sure that he doesn't live beyond his salary, doesn't have millions in his account, and other frivolous stuff like that.

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Re: FG To Increase VAT To 10% by harmless011: 8:50pm On Aug 07, 2015
Enough consultation should be made before implementation
Re: FG To Increase VAT To 10% by Nobody: 8:50pm On Aug 07, 2015
No oil money./.......taxes go up.
Re: FG To Increase VAT To 10% by ezeonline2(m): 8:51pm On Aug 07, 2015
Hmm
Re: FG To Increase VAT To 10% by qualityovenbake(m): 8:51pm On Aug 07, 2015
Why
Re: FG To Increase VAT To 10% by olive2000: 8:51pm On Aug 07, 2015
Gbese!!! shocked

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