JUST IN: States, LGAs Gets ₦1.15 Trillion In February 2024 FAAC
The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC), has announced the distribution of ₦1.15 trillion in revenue to the three tiers of government in February 2024, marking an ₦20 billion increase (1.77%) from the ₦1.13 trillion allocated in January 2024.
This increase reflects a positive shift in the nation’s revenue streams, as detailed by Bawa Mokwa, the Director of Press and Public Relations at the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation, in a statement on Wednesday.
REVENUE BREAKDOWN
In a detailed financial landscape, January’s allocation encapsulates a broad spectrum of revenue sources, including gross statutory revenue, Value Added Tax (VAT), Companies Income Tax (CIT), enhancements from Forex and Non-oil Mineral Revenue, and the electronic money transfer levy (EMTL), among others.
The total revenue available in January 2024 was a robust ₦2.068 trillion, from which deductions for collection costs, transfers, interventions, refunds, and savings were made, totalling ₦918.338 billion.
The statement read:
“According to a communique issued by FAAC, the ₦149.816 billion total distributable revenue comprised distributable statutory revenue of ₦463.079 billion, distributable Value Added Tax (VAT) revenue of ₦391.787 billion, Electronic Money Transfer Levy (EMTL) revenue of ₦15.922 billion and Exchange Difference revenue of ₦279.028 billion.
“Total revenue of ₦2,068.154 billion was available in the month of January 2024. Total deductions for cost of collection was ₦78.412 billion, total transfers, interventions and refunds was ₦639.926 billion and savings was ₦200.000 billion.”
SHARING BREAKDOWN
On how the amount was shared among the federal, state, and local governments, the statement read:
“Gross statutory revenue of ₦1,151.808 billion was received for the month of January 2024. This was higher than the sum of ₦875.382 billion received in the month of December 2023 by ₦ 276.426 billion.
“The gross revenue available from the Value Added Tax (VAT) in January 2024 was ₦420.733 billion. This was lower than the ₦492.506 billion available in the month of December 2023 by ₦71.773 billion.
“The communique stated that from the ₦1,149.816 billion total distributable revenue, the Federal Government received a total of ₦407.267 billion, the State Governments received ₦379.407 billion and the Local Government Councils received ₦278.041 billion.
“A total sum of N8 1billion (13% of mineral revenue) was shared to the benefiting States as derivation revenue.
“From the N46379 billion distributable statutory revenue, the Federal Government received N216.757 billion, the State Governments received N109.942 billion and the Local Government Councils received N84.761 billion. The sum of N51.619 billion (13% of mineral revenue) was shared to the benefiting States as derivation revenue.
“The Federal Government received N58.768 billion, the State Governments received N195.894 billion and the Local Government Councils received N137.125 billion from the N391.787 billion distributable Value Added Tax (VAT) revenue.
“The N15.922 billion Electronic Money Transfer Levy (EMTL) was shared as follows: the Federal Government received N2.388 billion, the State Governments received N7.961 billion and the Local Government Councils received N5.573 billion.
“The Federal Government received N129.354 billion from the N 279.028 billion Exchange Difference revenue. The State Governments received N65.610 billion, and the Local Government Councils received N50.582 billion. The sum of N33.482 billion (13% of mineral revenue) was shared to the benefiting States as derivation revenue.”