{"id":36851,"date":"2022-07-29T10:53:22","date_gmt":"2022-07-29T10:53:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/broadnews\/?p=36851"},"modified":"2022-07-29T10:53:22","modified_gmt":"2022-07-29T10:53:22","slug":"fg-sets-to-implement-5-excise-duty-on-telecom-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/broadnews\/2022\/07\/29\/fg-sets-to-implement-5-excise-duty-on-telecom-services\/","title":{"rendered":"FG sets to implement 5% excise duty on telecom services"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nigerians will soon start paying 12.5 per cent tax on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/broadnews\/2021\/12\/10\/7-frontline-lgas-still-affected-with-telecom-services-ban-kastina-state-govt\/\">telecommunications services<\/a> as the Federal Government plans to implement five per cent inclusive excise duty on telecommunications services in Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>The Minister of Finance Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, said this at a stakeholders\u2019 forum on implementation of excise duty on telecommunications services in Nigeria on Thursday in Abuja.<\/p>\n<p>The event was organised by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC)<\/p>\n<p>Reports have it that the five per cent will be added to the already existing 7.5 per cent Value Added Tax (VAT) on telecommunications services.<\/p>\n<p>Zainab, who was represented by the Assistant Chief Officer of the Ministry, Mr Frank Oshanipin, said the five per cent excise duty had been in the finance Act: 2020 but was not implemented.<\/p>\n<p>She said the delay on its implementation was as a result of government engagement with stakeholders.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPayments are to be made on monthly basis, on or before 21st of every month.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe duty rate was not captured in the Act because it is the responsibility of the President to fix rate on excise duties and he has fixed five per cent for telecommunication services which include GSM.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is public knowledge that our revenue cannot run our financial obligations, so we are to shift our attention to non oil revenue.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe responsibility of generating revenue to run government lies with us all,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Gbenga Adebayo, Chairman, Association of Licensed Telecom Owners of Nigeria (ALTON) said the burden would be on telecommunications consumers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt means that subscribers will now pay 12.5 per cent tax on telecom services, we will not be able to subsidise the five per cent excise duty on telecom services.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is as a result of the 39 multiple taxes we already paying coupled with the epileptic power situation as we spend so much on diesel,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the President of the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria, (ATCON), Dr Ikechukwu Nnamani, said the five per cent excise duty on telecom services did not conform with present realities.<\/p>\n<p>Nnamani was represented by the Executive Secretary, Mr Ajibola Alude.<\/p>\n<p>He said that the state of the industry was bleeding and suggested that the five per cent excise duty be stepped down as it could lead to job losses.<\/p>\n<p>\u201ct is not well intended, because the industry is not doing well currently,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The Controller General of the Nigerian Customs (NCS), retired Col. Hameed Ali, who was represented by the Assistant Controller, Mrs Lami Wushishi, said all active telecom service providers would pay the five per cent excise duty.<\/p>\n<p>Executive Secretary ALTON, Mr Gbolahan Awonuga, said the five per cent excise duty was not healthy for the industry.<\/p>\n<p>Awonuga said that the telecom service providers were already paying two per cent of their annual revenue to the NCC.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe pay two per cent excise duty to NCC from our revenue, 7.5 per cent VAT and other 39 taxes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are going to pass it to the subscribers because we cannot subsidise it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The Executive Vice Chairman of the NCC,<br \/>\nProf. Umar Danbatta, in his remarks, said the excise Duty was to have been implemented as part of the 2022 fiscal policy measures.<\/p>\n<p>Danbatta said the industry had considered the earlier scheduled commencement date of June 1, inadequate and duly took this up with the Federal Government.<\/p>\n<p>He said the NCC had engaged with the federal ministry of finance, the Nigerian customs service and consultants from the World Bank to get needed clarifications.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese engagements enabled us to better understand the objectives and proposed implementation mechanisms of the excise duty.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe consider it imperative that these implementing agencies should also meet directly with telecoms industry stakeholders to address areas of concern.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs the regulator of the telecoms industry, we are responsible for ensuring that industry stakeholders understand their fiscal and other obligations, so that they can maintain full compliance with government policy\u2019,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He added that the excise duty covered both pre-paid and post-paid telecommunications services.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nigerians will soon start paying 12.5 per cent tax on telecommunications services as the Federal Government plans to implement five per cent inclusive excise duty on telecommunications services in Nigeria. 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