The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) shared a total of N606.196 billion to the three federating units for the month of April 2020, on Friday.
The shared sum was N174.73 billion less than the N780.926 billion disbursed the previous month.
Of the total amount shared which is inclusive of VAT, Exchange Gain, Solid Mineral Revenue, Excess Bank Charges and Excess Oil Revenue, the Federal Government received N169.831 billion, the States received N86.140 billion, Local Government councils got N66.411 billion, while the oil producing states received N32.895 billion as derivation (13% Mineral Revenue).
However, cost of collection, FIRS Refund, Allocation to North East Development Commission and Transfer to Excess Oil Revenue was put at N15.134 billion.
In a communique issued by the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC), the Gross Revenue available from the Value Added Tax (VAT) for April 2020 was N94.495 billion representing a N25.772 billion decrease from N120.268 billion distributed in the preceding month of March 2020.
Of the total VAT generated for the month, Federal Government got N13.182 billion, the States received N43.941 billion, Local Government Councils got N30.758 billion.
While the distributed Statutory Revenue of N370.411billion received for the month was lower than the N597.676 billion received for the previous month by N227.265 billion.
The communique also revealed that Petroleum Profit Tax (PPT), Companies Income Tax (CIT), Import and Export Duties, Oil and Value Added Tax (VAT), all recorded decreases.
“The total revenue distributable for the current month including cost of collection to NCS, DPR and FIRS according to the committee is N606.196 billion,” FAAC said in the statement.