The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) shared a total sum of N907.054 billion in June this year to the Federal Government, States and Local Government Councils.
The figures were stated in a communiqué issued at the end of the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) meeting for July 2023 presided over by the Accountant-General of the Federation, Dr. Oluwatoyin Madein, in Abuja.
The FAAC explained that from the revenue accruals to the Federation Accounts in June, the N907.054 billion total distributable revenue comprised distributable statutory revenue of N301.501 billion, distributable Value Added Tax (VAT) revenue of N273.225 billion, Electronic Money Transfer Levy (EMTL) revenue of N11.436 billion and Exchange Difference revenue of N320.892 billion.
Also, the committee confirmed that in the month under review, the total deductions for cost of collection was N73.235 billion and total deductions for savings, transfers and refunds was N979.078 billion while the balance in the Excess Crude Account (ECA) was $473,754.57
The FAAC reflected in the communiqué that from the total distributable revenue of N907.054 billion; the Federal Government received N345.564 billion, the State Governments received N295.948 billion and the Local Government Councils received N218.064 billion, adding that a total sum of N47.478 billion was shared to the relevant States as 13% derivation revenue.
In June, the committee indicated that gross statutory revenue of N1,152.921 billion was received, representing N451.134 billion higher than the sum of N701.787 billion received in the previous month.
Also, the FAAC disclosed that from the N301.501 billion distributable statutory revenue, the Federal Government received N146.710 billion, the State Governments received N74.413 billion and the Local Government Councils received N57.370 billion while the sum of N23.008 billion was shared to the relevant states as 13% derivation revenue.
The Committee further clarified: “For the month of June 2023, the gross revenue available from the Value Added Tax (VAT) was N293.411 billion. This was higher than the N270.197 billion available in the month of May 2023 by N23.214 billion.
“The Federal Government received N40.984 billion, the State Governments received N136.613 billion and the Local Government Councils received N95.629 billion from the N273.225 billion distributable Value Added Tax (VAT) revenue.
“The N11.436 billion Electronic Money Transfer Levy (EMTL) was shared as follows: the Federal Government received N1.715 billion, the State Governments received N5.718 billion and the Local Government Councils received N4.003 billion.
“From the N320.892 billion Exchange Difference revenue, the Federal Government received N156.155 billion, the State Governments received N79.204 billion, the Local Government Councils received N61.063 billion and the sum of N24.470 billion was shared to the relevant States as 13 percent mineral revenue”, the FAAC added.
The committee reported that in June this year, Companies Income Tax (CIT), Import and Excise Duties, Value Added Tax (VAT), and Oil and Gas Royalties significantly increased but that Petroleum Profit Tax (PPT) and Electronic Money Transfer Levy (EMTL) accruals decreased.
