Nigeria’s revenue has fallen by 65% — Finance Minister
The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, says Nigeria’s revenue has dropped by about 65 per cent.
She said this necessitated the decision of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to discontinue the payment of petrol subsidy.
Ahmed said this on NTA’s ‘Good Morning Nigeria’ programme on Monday.
“We appeal to Nigerians to understand that in the past when subsidy was done, we could afford to do it but right now, we cannot pay. Our revenue has gone down by about 65 per cent.
“What we have been doing is not sustainable. If we bring back fuel subsidy, we will fail because we will not be able to pay it and the problem of disputes with marketers will come back, then we will have queues again. We just cannot afford it and therefore this deregulation must be made to work.
The minister stated that the price of petrol would henceforth be determined by the price of crude oil.
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Revenue go grip now!! They need to stimulate the economy. Open new opportunities. Lower interest rates improve the dynamics of doing business. We were close to disintegration in 1999, then came through accidental telco with a wave of economic activity that saved us all. We are there again and the only savior lies in food production