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Labour: Revenue from customs, others can pay minimum wage

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The Secretary-General of the Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN) has said the funds generated by Federal Government through the Nigeria Customs Service (NSC), Stamp Duty, Value Added Tax (VAT) and others is enough to pay the proposed N30,000 minimum wage.

According to the Secretary General of the association, Mr Bashir Lawal, “government generates huge funds from the customs, stamp duty payments, value-added services, the treasury single account and other sources.

“The Federal Inland Revenue Service says it recorded N5.4 trillion in 2018 and is targeting about N8 trillion in 2019. These are revenue sources, which can enable the government to pay the new minimum wage.”

Lawal, who is also a member of the tripartite committee on the new minimum wage, noted that government would not spend more than N200 billion to pay the entitlements of core civil servants after the wage increase.

New Telegraph, January 18, 2019

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