A total sum of N1.203 trillion in August 2024 Federation Accounts revenue has been shared among the Federal, State, and Local Governments in the country.
The balance in the Excess Crude Account (ECA) was $473,754.57.
The revenue distribution was announced at the September 2024 meeting of the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC), held in Abuja.
The N1.203 trillion total distributable revenue comprised distributable statutory revenue of N186.636 billion, distributable Value Added Tax (VAT) revenue of N533.895 billion, Electronic Money Transfer Levy (EMTL) revenue of N15.017 billion, and Exchange Difference revenue of N468.245 billion.
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In a statement on Tuesday, Bawa Mokwa, Director (Press and Public Relations) in the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation (OAGF), said a communiqué issued by the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) indicated that total revenue of N2.278 trillion was available in August 2024.
Total deductions for the cost of collection were N81.975 billion, while total transfers, interventions, and refunds were N992.617 billion.
According to the communiqué, gross statutory revenue of N1.221 trillion was received for August 2024, which was lower than the N1.387 trillion received in July 2024 by N165.994 billion.
Gross revenue of N573.341 billion was available from Value Added Tax (VAT) in August 2024. This was lower than the N625.329 billion available in July 2024 by N51.988 billion.
The communiqué stated that from the N1.203 trillion total distributable revenue, the Federal Government received a total sum of N374.925 billion, the State Governments received N422.861 billion, and the Local Government Councils received N306.533 billion.
A total sum of N99.474 billion (13% of mineral revenue) was shared with the benefiting States as derivation revenue.
Regarding the N186.636 billion distributable statutory revenue, the communiqué stated that the Federal Government received N71.624 billion, the State Governments received N36.329 billion, and the Local Government Councils received N28.008 billion.
A sum of N50.675 billion (13% of mineral revenue) was shared with the benefiting States as derivation revenue.
From the N533.895 billion distributable Value Added Tax (VAT) revenue, the Federal Government received N80.084 billion, the State Governments received N266.948 billion, and the Local Government Councils received N186.863 billion.
A total sum of N2.252 billion was received by the Federal Government from the N15.017 billion Electronic Money Transfer Levy (EMTL), while the State Governments received N7.509 billion, and the Local Government Councils received N5.256 billion.
From the N468.245 billion Exchange Difference revenue, the communiqué stated that the Federal Government received N220.964 billion, the State Governments received N112.076 billion, and the Local Government Councils received N86.406 billion, while N48.799 billion (13% of mineral revenue) was shared with the benefiting States as derivation revenue.
In August 2024, Oil and Gas Royalty, Petroleum Profit Tax (PPT), Value Added Tax (VAT), Import and Excise Duties, Electronic Money Transfer Levy (EMTL), CET Levies, and Companies Income Tax (CIT) all recorded decreases.
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