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FG Generates N2.07trn VAT In 2021 – NBS

by Totori News

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has revealed the amount the federal government generated from Value Added Tax last year.

NBS said FG generated N2.07 trillion as Value Added Tax (VAT) last year.

This represents a 33 percent year-on-year (YoY) increase in VAT when compared with N1.55 trillion generated in 2020.

Analysis of data in its Sectoral Distribution of VAT Report for Q4’21 released today, showed that VAT stood at N512.2 billion in Q1’21 and fell by 3.16 per cent to N496 billion in Q3’21.

In Q3’21 VAT rose by 0.88 per cent to N500.4 billion and up by 12.6 per cent to N563.7 billion in Q4’21.

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The bureau stated: ”On the aggregate, VAT for Q4’21 was reported at N563.72 billion, a growth of 12.63 per cent on a quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) basis from N500.49 billion in Q3’21.

“Local payments recorded were N333.29 billion in Q4’21, while Foreign VAT Payment contributed N103.52 billion.

“On a QoQ basis, the activities of extraterritorial organizations and bodies recorded the highest growth rate with 150.16 per cent, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing with 92.48 percent. “On the other hand, arts, entertainment and recreation had the lowest growth rate with -7.07 per cent, followed by education with -5.69 percent.

“In terms of sectoral contributions, the top three largest shares in Q4’21 were manufacturing with 30.86 percent; information and communication with 18.72 per cent and mining and quarrying with 9.91 percent.

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“Conversely, the activities of extraterritorial organizations and bodies recorded the least share with 0.02 per cent, followed by activities of households as employers, undifferentiated goods and services-producing activities of households for own use with 0.04 per cent; and water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities with 0.11 per cent . “However, on a YoYbasis, VAT collections in Q4’21 increased by 23.98 per cent from Q4″20.”

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