In the latest disbursement of funds, the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC), has distributed a total of N1.123 trillion March 2024 Federation Account Revenue among the three tiers of government following its April meeting in Abuja.
According to a statement by Bawa Mokwa, Director of Press and Public Relations at the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation, several key revenue streams experienced fluctuations.
Import duty, value-added tax (VAT), gas royalty, companies’ income tax (CIT), and others saw notable increases, while excise duty, oil royalty, Petroleum Profit Tax (PPT), Electronic Money Transfer Levy (EMTL), and CET Levies witnessed declines.
The breakdown of the total distributable revenue revealed that N311.233 billion was from distributable statutory revenue, N511.879 billion from distributable VAT revenue, N14.754 billion from EMTL revenue, and N285.525 billion from exchange difference revenue.
With a total revenue of N1.867 trillion available in March 2024, deductions for the cost of collection amounted to N69.537 billion, leaving N674.880 billion for transfers, interventions, and refunds.
March 2024 saw a gross statutory revenue of N1.017 trillion, marking a decrease of N175.212 billion from February 2024. However, VAT revenue experienced an increase, reaching N549.698 billion compared to N460.488 billion in the previous month.
The distribution of the total revenue saw the Federal Government receiving N345.890 billion, state governments N398.689 billion, and local government councils N288.688 billion. Mineral-producing states received an additional N90.124 billion as part of their 13% mineral revenue share.
From the distributable statutory revenue, the Federal Government received N133.960 billion, state governments N67.946 billion, and local government councils N52.384 billion.
Additionally, N56.943 billion was shared with mineral-producing states as derivation revenue.
The breakdown of the distributable VAT revenue showed the Federal Government received N76.782 billion, state governments N255.940 billion, and local government councils N179.158 billion. Meanwhile, EMTL revenue of N14.754 billion was shared, with the Federal Government receiving N2.213 billion, state governments N7.377 billion, and local government councils N5.164 billion.
Also, exchange difference revenue of N285.525 billion was allocated, with the Federal Government receiving N132.935 billion, state governments N67.426 billion, and local government councils N51.983 billion. Mineral-producing states also received N33.181 billion as derivation revenue.
The Excess Crude Account (ECA) currently holds a balance of $473,754.57.
