At least '800,000 firms in Nigeria have never paid taxes' - Nigeria Finance Minister Kemi Adeosun
More than 800,000 companies in Nigeria, including government
contractors, have never paid any taxes, Finance Minister Kemi Adeosun
has revealed.
In a statement, she also said that only 14 million Nigerians, out of an economically active base of 70 million, paid taxes.
Of the 14 million, more than 95% were salary earners in the formal sector, but only 241 people paid personal income
taxes amounting to about $65,500 (£50,000) in 2016, Ms Adeosun said.
There
was "systematic tax evasion at all levels", and the government planned
to step up efforts to increase tax collection, she added.
This would help reduce government reliance on oil revenue, Ms Adeosun said.
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