The Federal Government (FG) has increased taxes on beer, imported vehicles and single use plastics.
Apart from introducing the new taxe regime, the FG also added to the list of items banned from being imported into the country.
Under the newly introduced taxes, the Federal Government will charge N75 per litre of beer or stout imported into Nigeria.
The Federal Ministry of Finance Budget and National Planning quietly issued a circular (HMFBNP/MDAs/circular/2023FP/04) to all Ministries, Departments and Agencies on April 20, 2023 informing them of the new developments.
According to the Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, N75 per litre will be charged on “beer and stout including all alcoholic beverages and beer not made from malt- wether fermented or not fermented” in 2023.
She also said the new excise duty on beer and stout will be increased to N100 per litre in 2024.
The same excise rate for beer will be applied to the importation of wine.
Before the new rates, the government taxed imported alcoholic beverages using valorem rates – levying of tax or customs duties) proportionate to the estimated value of the goods or transaction concerned. Now there is a specific rate not an estimate.
Under the tax laws, two litre engine vehicles will attract an Import Adjustment Tax (IAT) of two percent while vehicles with four litre engines and above will attract four percent IAT with effect from 1 June, 2023.
