FG set to slash levy on imported cars from 35% to 5%

It is stated in the bill that the import duty of tractors and motor vehicles for the transportation of goods has been slashed from 35 percent to 10 percent.

Companies that donated to the COVID-19 relief fund under the private sector-led Coalition against COVID-19 (CACOVID) are granted tax relief in then bill.

Also, in order to improve ease of doing business in the country, the bill proposes that software acquisition now qualifies as capital expenditure.

On Wednesday, November 18, 2020, the Minister of Finance, Budget, and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, had said that the reduction in import duties and levies was meant to reduce cost of transportation.

She said, “The reason for us is to reduce the cost of transportation which is a major driver of inflation especially food production.”

The minister said this while addressing state house correspondents at the end of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday.