Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Fifth Alteration) Acts, 2023
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Official source163. Allocation of other revenues
Where under an Act of the National Assembly, tax or duty is
imposed in respect of any of the matters specified in item D of Part
II of the Second Schedule to this Constitution, the net proceeds of
such tax or duty shall be distributed among the States on the basis
of derivation and accordingly –
[Item D, Part II Second Schedule]
(a) where such tax or duty is collected by the Government of a
State or other authority of the State, the net proceeds shall be
treated as part of the Consolidated Revenue Fund of that State;
(b) where such tax or duty is collected by the Government of the
Federation or other authority of the Federation, there shall be
paid to each State at such times as the National Assembly may
prescribe a sum equal to the proportion of the net proceeds of
such tax or duty that are derived from that State.
164. Federal grants-in-aid of State revenue
(1) The Federation may make grants to a State to supplement the
revenue of that State in such sum and subject to such terms and
conditions as may be prescribed by the National Assembly.
(2) The Federation may make external grants to a foreign State or
any international body in furtherance of the foreign policy objectives
of Nigeria in such sum and subject to such terms and conditions as
may be prescribed by the National Assembly.
165. Cost of collection of certain duties
Each State shall, in respect of each financial year, pay to the
Federation an amount equal to such part of the expenditure
incurred by the Federation during that financial year for the purpose
of collection of taxes or duties which are wholly or partly payable to
the State pursuant to the provisions of this Part of this Chapter or of
any Act of the National Assembly as is proportionate to the share
of the proceeds of those taxes or duties received by the State in
respect of that financial year.
The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Updated with the First, Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth Alterations 117
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