Nigeria: ERA/FOEN Wants Imposition of 150% Special Levy On Tobacco Products

16 January 2017

Abuja — The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has canvassed the immediate imposition of a minimum of 150 per cent special levies on all tobacco products.

Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, had, in a circular to the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) two weeks ago, announced a raise of import duty on tobacco from 20 per cent to 60 per cent. Other products that also had their duties reviewed upwards are imported rice, sugarcane, cassava products and salt, among others.

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