FG, states, LGs share N1.143tn May revenue

FG, states, LGs share N1.143tn May revenue

The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee, FAAC, on Monday shared N1.143 trillion among the federal government, states and local government councils for May.

The revenue was shared at the June meeting of the FAAC, chaired by the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun.

According to a communiqué issued by the committee at the end of the meeting, the N1.143 trillion total revenue comprised statutory revenue of N157.183 billion, Value Added Tax, VAT revenue of N463.425 billion.

It also comprised Electronic Money Transfer Levy (EMTL) revenue of N15.146 billion and Exchange Difference revenue of N507.456 billion.

It said that revenue of N2.324 trillion was available in the month of May.

” Total deduction for cost of collection is N76.647 billion, while total transfers, interventions, and refunds is N1.104 trillion.

“Gross statutory revenue of N1.223 trillion was received for the month of May 2024. This was lower than the sum of N1,233 trillion received in the month of April by N9.604 billion,” it said .

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The communiqué said that gross revenue of N497.665 billion was available from VAT in May, which was lower than the N500.920 billion available in April by N3.255 billion.

It confirmed that from the N1.143 trillion total revenue, the Federal Government received N365.813 billion, the state governments received N388.419 billion, and the LGCs received N282.476 billion.