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Kano Beats 5 South-Eastern States In VAT Collection - Daily Trust by Kwanza: 7:20am On Nov 22, 2021
Kano State collected more money as Value Added Tax (VAT) than the entire South East zone in the first eight months of 2021, an exclusive data obtained by Daily Trust show.

Records of VAT receipts from Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS) seen by Daily Trust indicate that the state collected N24.4bn, ahead of the five south-eastern states with accumulated collection of N20bn.

The data further revealed that Kaduna State with N19bn accrual also did better than Akwa Ibom (N9.3bn), Bayelsa (N13bn), Delta (N13bn), Edo (N9bn), and Ogun (N11bn).


For instance, Kaduna’s N19.8bn is higher than the combined collection of Abia, Cross River, Osun, Ekiti, Ondo and Imo.

Abia, according to the chart, collected N2.2bn representing 0.22%; Cross River collected N1.9bn or 0.19%; Osun collected N2.07bn or 0.20; Ekiti made N6.2bn or 0.62; Ondo collected N4.8bn or 0.48, while Imo collected 1.01bn or 0.10 %.

Yobe in the North East collected N9.3bn rubbing shoulders with Akwa Ibom (N9.3bn), Edo (N9bn), Ebonyi (N7.2bn) and Ekiti (N6.2bn).

Lagos and the FCT, combined, contribute 65.22% of the total, while all the remaining 35 states contribute 34.78 percent of the total.

This revelation is coming amidst VAT row between the federal government and some states, and allegations that some states, majorly in the North, benefit more than what they contribute to the central pool.

The statics show that Lagos is on top of the chart with 41.5 percent of the total VAT amounting to N421.2bn while Zamfara collected the least recording, N762.5m or 0.08 percent of the total sum.

Lagos is followed by the FCT which collected N241bn or 23.74 %; Rivers collected N92.3bn or 9.09 % while Oyo followed with N61bn representing 6.01%.

Other top performers in the chart are Kano with N24.4bn or 2.40% and Kaduna with N19.8bn or 1.95%.

However, in spite of Zamfara, a state in the North West recording the least performance, more northern States performed better than the southern states as the figure indicated.

Despite the crisis in some of the North East states, the region collected a total of N27.7bn compared to N21bn collected by the south-eastern region of the country.

Exclusive of Lagos, the other South West states collected a total of N85.8bn only while the North East and North West, which have been heavily bedevilled by insurgency and other security challenges, have collected N86.5bn within the same period.

With the exception of Lagos (N421.2bn), Rivers (92.3bn), Oyo (N61bn), Kano (N24bn) and Kaduna (19bn) most states have posted an average performance lower than N10bn.

How VAT pitched southern, northern states

A verdict by a Federal High Court in Rivers on August 9, 2021, on who has the power to collect VAT favoured the state government; a development seen as a victory for those clamouring for decentralised collection.

Daily Trust reports that both Rivers and Lagos had sued the federal government over the continued collection of VAT by the FIRS.

The controversy spiked after a meeting of the Southern Governors Forum (SGF) endorsed the position of Lagos and Rivers and insisted on allowing every state to collect its VAT revenue individually.

Members of the Northern Governors Forum (NGF) shot back at their southern counterparts, saying the southern governors were confusing the value-added tax (VAT) with sales tax.

The Governors noted that the reason Lagos would account for 50 percent of VAT collection was that most telecommunication companies, banks, manufacturing and other trading activities had their headquarters in the state.

“VAT is being confused by these state governments as a sales tax. If every state enacted its own VAT Law, multiple taxations will result in increases in prices of goods and services and collapse in interstate trade. VAT is not a production tax like excise, but terminal tax which is paid by the ultimate consumer,” chairman of the forum, Governor Simon Lalong had said.

‘Claim VAT sharing benefits northern states more than the southern erroneous’

An economist and a former presidential candidate, Mr. Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, said those who have “managed the information about the VAT wars have created the impression that the present distribution benefits the northern states more than the southern states.

“They try to make it look like the VAT is part of the ‘hegemonic domination’ of the North. Many commentators hardly look at the data before they hit their keyboards online. Many swallowed hook line and sinker very obvious lies.”

Olawepo-Hashim argued that apart from Lagos, Rivers and the FCT who benefit from the fact that they host the headquarters of major economic, political and oil-related institutions, most states apart from Oyo are doing badly in VAT generation and a lot of southern states are woeful.

“Most states, whether they are in the North or South are doing badly in production of goods and services except for Lagos, Rivers, Oyo, Kano and Kaduna states. The present centrally collected VAT which is then distributed subsidizes everybody,” he noted.

He maintained that in comparison to eastern states, Kaduna, Kano and Katsina are doing better than Abia, Anambra, Imo, and Enugu, adding that based on available data in the past eight months, total VAT generated in Abia was N2.290b, Anambra -N5.938b, Imo -N1.941 compared to Kaduna -N18.262b and Kano -N24.492b.

“Conversely, when it came to distribution, Abia State got N20.020b for generating N2billion. Abia got 10 times what it contributed whereas Kaduna and Kano did not get as much as twice what they contributed. Lagos, Rivers and Oyo got lower.

Similarly, President of Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF), Alhaji Yerima Shettima in a chat with Daily Trust said he was not surprised with the figure, insisting the North is not doing badly as it is being portrayed in the VAT war.

He said, “We are not good at talking too much. We are more real and more practical. If there is any region who believes more in Nigeria is the Northern part of this country that believes we must work together.

“When Wike started the issue, some of us were shocked. The man who believes he wants to be a national leader, a nationalist, came up with that idea, making it as if he is fighting the North. Some of us took his pronouncements at that time very personal because the way he presented it was funny.

“The truth of the matter is that we must try as much as possible to discourage what will disunite us. Let us promote things that would unite us. Together, we can do better.

“There is no region in this country that has nothing to bring to the table. But because you have a system that encourages people to only eye the oil and as a result of this out of 1001 things we have on the ground in terms of mineral resources, today we are receiving a lot of abuses and insults from people. We could have done better if we were running a regional system of government where all regions will go back and harness their resources, then pay 13 percent to the centre. These arrogances and abuses on our sensibilities as a nation would not come to play anymore,” he said.

States will bear the brunt of decentralised collection – Experts

Fiscal Policy Partner and Africa Tax Leader at the PriceWaterCoopers (PwC), Taiwo Oyedele said if the right to collect VAT is given to states, “the biggest losers will be the states except for Lagos. A few states like Kano, Rivers, Oyo, Kaduna, Delta and Katsina may experience minimal impact, while at least 30 states, which account for less than 20 percent of VAT collection will suffer significant revenue decline.

“The Federal Government may be better off given that FCT generates the second-highest VAT (after Lagos) in addition to import and non-import foreign VAT,” he said.

Commenting, Ogbeide E. Benjamin, a tax expert and former chairman, Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN), Abuja Chapter, said, “The impact of this judgment on the finances of the states will be enormous.”

According to him, “VAT is consumption-based and on several items, some of which are outlawed in some states. I believe the country stands to profit by allowing states to administer VAT. By this, states will be further encouraged to scale up their economic drive to attract more foreign direct investments and local investments since they will be the ones to get the VAT benefits.”

https://dailytrust.com/kano-beats-south-east-in-vat-collection

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Re: Kano Beats 5 South-Eastern States In VAT Collection - Daily Trust by Ofodirinwa: 7:26am On Nov 22, 2021
the pressure on this website for the se to increase taxes is high lol. I hope the region doesn't comply to the ignorance

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Re: Kano Beats 5 South-Eastern States In VAT Collection - Daily Trust by Asgard73: 7:26am On Nov 22, 2021
All this propaganda NBS statistics.... bad for Nigeria

The earlier you guys start telling yourselves truth and accepting reality the better

Statistics is always different from reality always always .. used to massage the ego of gullibles and marginalization.

Nothing to celebrate even the daily that has the news know say Na gbo gbo..

.... no be today.

Just be say for sometime now government has not be fluent with this statistics of a thing .. as e no help.. unlike 2015 to 2019.. Na on A daily

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Re: Kano Beats 5 South-Eastern States In VAT Collection - Daily Trust by chatinent: 7:27am On Nov 22, 2021
. Which Kano? Kanu Nwankwo?

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Re: Kano Beats 5 South-Eastern States In VAT Collection - Daily Trust by vanbonattel: 7:27am On Nov 22, 2021
Such a shame to Kano

Big for nothing state.

Is the desert encroaching even into their brains?

To be competing with states that were destroyed during the war and states where the FG refused to build any infrastructure is just very shameful.

Kano should be chasing and overtaking Lagos grin

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Re: Kano Beats 5 South-Eastern States In VAT Collection - Daily Trust by EasternActivist: 7:27am On Nov 22, 2021
Effect of the marginalization the east is currently facing....

SE even tried with the little govt presence in the zone.

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Re: Kano Beats 5 South-Eastern States In VAT Collection - Daily Trust by Nobody: 7:30am On Nov 22, 2021
vanbonattel:
Such a shame to Kano

Big for nothing state.

Is the desert encroaching even into their brains?

To be competing with states that were destroyed during the war and states where the FG refused to build any infrastructure is just very shameful.

Kano should be chasing and overtaking Lagos grin
Gibberish

Asgard73:
All this propaganda NBS statistics.... bad for Nigeria

The earlier you guys start telling yourselves truth and accepting reality the better

Statistics is always different from reality always always .. used to massage the ego of gullibles and marginalization.

Nothing to celebrate even the daily that has the news know say Na gbo gbo..

.... no be today.

Just be say for sometime now government has not be fluent with this statistics of a thing .. as e no help.. unlike 2015 to 2019.. Na on A daily
Gibberish

michlins:
Until the South East governments handle the issue of leakage in the revenue generation, it's going to be same.

From a junction to another, there's an agbero collecting one fee or another without remitting same to the government
Are you now saying there are "Agberos" in the East? grin

I thought nah only South West Agberos dey o, and nothing of such exist in the land of the billionaires grin

The VAT of Oyo is far more than what the 5 developer states generate. When we tell them no state in the East com close to Oyo, dem go start to dey show us private residence building grin

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Re: Kano Beats 5 South-Eastern States In VAT Collection - Daily Trust by vanbonattel: 7:31am On Nov 22, 2021
EasternActivist:
Effect of the marginalization the east is facing....

SE even tried with the little govt presence challenge it's facing.

Are you saying Kano is a big for nothing state? grin

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Re: Kano Beats 5 South-Eastern States In VAT Collection - Daily Trust by mrvitalis(m): 7:31am On Nov 22, 2021
Then let states collect their own vat na

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Re: Kano Beats 5 South-Eastern States In VAT Collection - Daily Trust by vanbonattel: 7:33am On Nov 22, 2021
mrvitalis:
Then let states collect their own vat na

Nooooooooo grin

That will mean states like Kano cannot earn enough IGR like 2 local government area in Ebonyi tongue

You want to disgrace some states.

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Re: Kano Beats 5 South-Eastern States In VAT Collection - Daily Trust by Penguin2: 7:34am On Nov 22, 2021
Tor!

This one na Aboki statistics concocted at a gworo chewing stand in Kano.

I kept reading to see if Daily Trust will quote the source of the statistics but it couldn’t.

How can you tell me that Yobe generated 9.2bn of VAT in the period under review while Abia generated 2.2bn? How? What is the market or industry or government workforce that generated such money?

This is some piece of trash that will only accepted by zombies as authentic.

Another thing we need to do is to study the history of VAT generation of these states and juxtapose it with this present report and get a clearer picture.

This people can lie about anything.

That’s how they went on Google after 2015 elections and changed the population statistics of Nigeria to state that the Fulanis are the second largest ethnic group in Nigeria after the Hausas.

But fools keep cheering them on.

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Re: Kano Beats 5 South-Eastern States In VAT Collection - Daily Trust by NaijaNaWaa: 7:35am On Nov 22, 2021
Can we now restructure so Kano can enjoy its good fortune?

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Re: Kano Beats 5 South-Eastern States In VAT Collection - Daily Trust by jasmine1600: 7:35am On Nov 22, 2021
Ever since these fools came into power, thier problem has been the south east.
What’s d need for these useless comparisons?

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Re: Kano Beats 5 South-Eastern States In VAT Collection - Daily Trust by Ayomi90: 7:35am On Nov 22, 2021
angry
Re: Kano Beats 5 South-Eastern States In VAT Collection - Daily Trust by brainpulse: 7:35am On Nov 22, 2021
"Kano State collected more money as Value Added Tax (VAT) than the entire South East zone in the first eight months of 2021"

The South East Zone is adding entire nothing to the value of Nigeria, except trouble. The best time to let them go, they are the real parasite of the Nation.

The fact the South East Zone don't want to hear, but they will always use diversionary tactics to shy away from this truth.

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Re: Kano Beats 5 South-Eastern States In VAT Collection - Daily Trust by sotall(m): 7:36am On Nov 22, 2021
undecided

Let the states collect the VAT.

All this propaganda coming from unity beggers isnt necessary.

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Re: Kano Beats 5 South-Eastern States In VAT Collection - Daily Trust by stevebond007(m): 7:36am On Nov 22, 2021
How much does Kano make? How much is given to her?

This is just distorted info to misconstrue the real need for VAT collection by states.

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Re: Kano Beats 5 South-Eastern States In VAT Collection - Daily Trust by IcyAutos: 7:36am On Nov 22, 2021
There's a higher population of home based people there and it's easier for them to get the revenues considering they have bandits to help with the collation.

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Re: Kano Beats 5 South-Eastern States In VAT Collection - Daily Trust by michlins(m): 7:36am On Nov 22, 2021
Until the South East governments handle the issue of leakage in the revenue generation, it's going to be same.

From a junction to another, there's an agbero collecting one fee or another without remitting same to the government

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Re: Kano Beats 5 South-Eastern States In VAT Collection - Daily Trust by Ayomi90: 7:36am On Nov 22, 2021
vanbonattel:
Such a shame to Kano

Big for nothing state.

Is the desert encroaching even into their brains?

To be competing with states that were destroyed during the war and states where the FG refused to build any infrastructure is just very shameful.

Kano should be chasing and overtaking Lagos grin
Ahah, till Jesus comes they can't even be close to that.
Re: Kano Beats 5 South-Eastern States In VAT Collection - Daily Trust by chloride6: 7:36am On Nov 22, 2021
Asgard73:
All this propaganda NBS statistics.... bad for Nigeria

The earlier you guys start telling yourselves truth and accepting reality the better

Statistics is always different from reality always always .. used to massage the ego of gullibles and marginalization.

Nothing to celebrate even the daily that has the news know say Na gbo gbo..

.... no be today.

Just be say for sometime now government has not be fluent with this statistics of a thing .. as e no help.. unlike 2015 to 2019.. Na on A daily

Propaganda of money collected?

Actual cash in bank?

Talk another thing abeg...

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Re: Kano Beats 5 South-Eastern States In VAT Collection - Daily Trust by Cantonese: 7:36am On Nov 22, 2021
Nonsense. This analysis was compiled from where?

Southeast matter no go let all of una sleep. Why not talk about states in the northeast or north central?

In all it remains the collective agreement of governors in the south that VAT should be retained by the states. Kano state therefore should be allowed to retain whatever accrues to them and let the states of the Southeast retain whatever accrues to them, from whichever source their VAT is generated.

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Re: Kano Beats 5 South-Eastern States In VAT Collection - Daily Trust by EasternActivist: 7:37am On Nov 22, 2021
vanbonattel:


Are you saying Kano is a big for nothing state? grin
Why would I say so.

Kano is the commercial nerve center in the northern part of Nigeria

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Re: Kano Beats 5 South-Eastern States In VAT Collection - Daily Trust by LaIabobo: 7:37am On Nov 22, 2021
Very poor.

How can Yobe state generate more VAT than Akwa Ibom and Edo??

This is serious income leakage.

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Re: Kano Beats 5 South-Eastern States In VAT Collection - Daily Trust by nedekid: 7:37am On Nov 22, 2021
Why compare with South eastern states? Abi na competition?
Kano and North hold your vat make east hold them own, SS, SW too hold their own.
Na fight? undecided

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Re: Kano Beats 5 South-Eastern States In VAT Collection - Daily Trust by Emergingnation1(m): 7:37am On Nov 22, 2021
Always measure their uncircumcised Dick with south East, a region that have suffered lacked of Federal present for decades.

Make una enjoy una Imaginery VAT.... Igbo's isn't interested in this contraption.... We're Opting out....Cos Biafra is the only hope for Igbo

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Re: Kano Beats 5 South-Eastern States In VAT Collection - Daily Trust by ILoveDemMANNA: 7:38am On Nov 22, 2021
For instance, Kaduna’s N19.8bn is higher than the combined collection of Abia, Cross River, Osun, Ekiti, Ondo and Imo.
Nigeria go better all around is my prayers everyday

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Re: Kano Beats 5 South-Eastern States In VAT Collection - Daily Trust by Godons1: 7:38am On Nov 22, 2021
It's official. AfghanEASTERN is now the PARASITE REGION in this Country. The only Region that contribute ZERO to the Economy. grin grin grin grin grin grin grin grin grin grin grin grin

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Re: Kano Beats 5 South-Eastern States In VAT Collection - Daily Trust by oluwaseyi0: 7:38am On Nov 22, 2021
Very good �

Keep yours and let the south keep hers
No one is dragging yours all we are asking is obey the Constitution and keep your hands off southern tax

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