{"id":74448,"date":"2021-08-23T19:27:20","date_gmt":"2021-08-23T18:27:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=74448"},"modified":"2021-08-23T19:27:20","modified_gmt":"2021-08-23T18:27:20","slug":"customs-seeks-excise-duty-on-soft-drinks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/08\/23\/customs-seeks-excise-duty-on-soft-drinks\/","title":{"rendered":"Customs seeks excise duty on soft drinks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has asked for the re-introduction of excise duty on all drinks produced in the country.<\/p>\n<p>This request was made by comptroller-general of the NCS, Hammed Ali at an<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0interactive session on the 2022-2024 Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) organised by the house of representatives committee on finance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>This is not the first time government is proposing a collection of excise duty on soft drinks.<\/p>\n<p>Recall that Ali had asked the federal government to lift tax waivers for companies\u00a0producing soft drinks within the country.<\/p>\n<p>The minister of finance, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/08\/16\/zainab-ahmed-fg-spent-n2trn-on-debt-servicing-in-six-months\/\">Zainab Ahmed<\/a> in 2019 had announced that the<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> government may introduce excise duty on carbonated drinks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Excise duty is a levy placed on the manufacture of locally produced goods.<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">James Faleke, chairman of the committee, had asked why NCS does not charge excise duty on non-alcoholic drinks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Responding, the comptroller-general said the NCS had made several submissions for alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks to be taxed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">He said both alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks pose harmful effects to humans, adding that there is a 30 percent excise levy on alcoholic drinks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cOn several cases, I have made submissions. Mr Chairman is aware that I have been on this battle that we should re-excise the companies that were de-excised in 2019,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cWhat we have been fighting for is that if alcohol beverages and tobacco are injurious to our health that is why the government decided to tax them, the carbonated drinks are equally injurious to our health and they should be taxed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cI have sung this song for many years now, Coca-Cola is producing in this country and it is not being taxed. There is nowhere you go in the world that Coca-Cola is not paying tax to its host country, but Coca-Cola in this country is not paying anything because of the government unwillingness to re-excise those companies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cFor us, we have been battling for it, and I hope that one day, we will start collecting.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Also speaking at the event, Leke Abejide, a member of the committee, said the federal government must ensure the implementation of excise duty on all drinks, adding that it will drive revenue generation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cCustoms is doing well, and I am happy. This finance act that we passed in 2020, we should try and start making it work for carbonated drinks,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cIt is already there as a law, customs should partner ministry of finance so that they will get the approval in order for them to start collecting, so that they can act and start collecting, if we implement that act, it will be very easy to collect. Even if it is not up to N2.5 trillion, at least they can cross it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The committee chairman said the lawmakers may consider amending the Finance Act so that excise duty will be charged on both carbonated and non-carbonated drinks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cWe will be considering, I am sure that the federal government will be coming up with the 2022 finance bill, there is a need for us to look at the possibility of charging excise duty on all drinks manufactured in this country, this on all drinks, carbonated and non-carbonated,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cCarbonated is already part of the finance act, but companies cannot be operating and making huge profits. We are talking about excise \u2013 I am sure they are paying their income tax, but in terms of production tax, even non-alcoholic are injurious, if you drink too much you will just be consuming sugar.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has asked for the re-introduction of excise duty on all drinks produced in the country. This request was made by comptroller-general of the NCS, Hammed Ali at an\u00a0interactive session on the 2022-2024 Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) organised by the house of representatives committee on finance. 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