A total of N637.704 billion, was on Thursday evening, distributed as federal allocation among the Federal Government, State Governments, and Local Government Councils, for the month of August.
A total of N467.852 billion, was shared in July.
A communiqué issued by the sub-Committee of Federation Accounts Allocation Committee, FAAC, of the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation, OAGF, at the end of the meeting held on Thursday, in Abuja, showed that the gross statutory revenue received for the month is N550.992 billion.
Kenechukwu Office, Director of Information, OAGF, in a statement, said the shared amount comprises the month’s statutory distributable revenue of N550.992 billion, and the Value Added Tax of N86.712 billion, making up N637.704 billion.
From Net Statutory Allocation, the Federal Government received N260.609 billion, representing (52.68%); States received N132.184 billion (26.72%); Local Government Councils received N101.908 billion, representing (20.60%); while the Oil Producing States received N41.977 billion as 13% derivation revenue.
From the Revenue available from the Value Added Tax (VAT), the Federal Government received N12.487 billion (15%); States received N41.622 billion (50%;) while the Local Government Councils received N29.135 billion (35%).
The communique further explained that there was a decrease in the average price of crude oil from $51.05 to $50.44 per barrel, and a significant increase in export volume by 0.85 million barrels, which resulted in increased revenue from export sales revenue by about $41 million.
The statement added: “There was also shut-in and shut-down of pipelines due to the activities of vandals, as well as for maintenance, which impacted negatively on production.
“Furthermore, the force majeure declared at the Forcadose terminal since February 2016, was still in place.
“Significant increases were also recorded in Companies Income and Petroleum Profit tax, while Import and Excise Duties and Value Added Tax recorded marginal increases.”
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