Following the Supreme Court judgment recently, local government Councils in Nigeria have received the sum of N337.019 billion for the first time, directly from the Federation Account as their share for the month of June.
The Federal Government received N48.952 billion while the State Governments received N24.829 billion.
These facts emerged today, July 16, after the meeting of the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) in Abuja, the Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
A Communique emanating from the meeting said that a total amount of N1,354.371 billion was shared to the Federal Government, States and Local Government Councils in the country.
The FAAC meeting, chaired by the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, said that the N1,354.371 billion total distributable revenue comprised distributable statutory revenue of N 142.514 billion, distributable Value Added Tax (VAT) revenue of N523.973 billion, Electronic Money Transfer Levy (EMTL) revenue of N15.692 billion, Exchange Difference revenue of N472.192 billion and Augmentation of N200.000 billion.
Total revenue of N2,483.890 billion was available in the month of June 2024 whereas total deduction for cost of collection was N92.112 billion as total transfers, interventions and refunds was N1,037.407 billion.
Gross statutory revenue of N1,432.667 billion was received for the month of June 2024. This was higher than the sum of N1,223.894 billion received in the month of May 2024 by N208.773 billion.
The gross revenue of N562.685 billion was available from the Value Added Tax (VAT) in June 2024. This was higher than the N497.665 billion available in the month of May 2024 by N65.020 billion.
The communiqué said that from the N1,354.371 billion total distributable revenue, the Federal Government received total sum of N459.776 billion, the State Governments received total sum of N461.979 billion and the Local Government Councils received total sum of N337.019 billion.
A total sum of N95.598 billion (13% of mineral revenue) was shared to the benefiting States as derivation revenue.
The sum of N49.591 billion (13% of mineral revenue) was shared to the benefiting States as derivation revenue.
The Federal Government received N78.596 billion, the State Governments received N261.987 billion and the Local Government Councils received N183.391 billion from the N523.973 billion distributable Value Added Tax (VAT) revenue.
A total sum of N2.354 billion was received by the Federal Government from the N15.692 billion Electronic Money Transfer Levy (EMTL). The State Governments received N7.846 billion and the Local Government Councils received N5.492 billion.
From the N472.192 billion Exchange Difference revenue, the Federal Government received N224.514 billion, the State Governments received N113.877 billion and the Local Government Councils received N87.794 billion. A total sum of N46.007 billion (13% of mineral revenue) was shared to the benefiting States as derivation revenue.
According to the communiqué, in the month of June 2024, Companies Income Tax Oil (CIT) and Value Added Tax (VAT) increased significantly while Import and Excise Duties and Electronic Money Transfer Levy (EMTL) increased marginally. Royalty Crude, Petroleum Profit Tax (PPT), Rentals and CET Levies recorded considerable decreases.
The balance in the ECA was $473,754.57.
