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MTN named best tax compliant organisation in Nigeria

MTN Nigeria Communications Pic (MTN Nigeria) has been recognized with two
awards at the recently concluded National Tax Dialogue Event organized by the
Federal Inland Revenue Service FIRS). The second edition of this stakeholder
engagement forum was held at the Banquet Hall, State House Presidential Villa Abuja on Tuesday, March 29, 2022, with his excellency, President Muhammad Buhari as the special guest of honor.

MTN Nigeria was applauded as the most tax compliant organization and a top 20
the taxpayer in Nigeria for the 2021 tax year. These awards reflect MN Nigeria’s
remarkable performance in remittance of its taxes despite the challenges posed by the pandemic.

In 2021, MTN Nigeria’s total tax contribution to all government agencies including the FIRS amounted to N757.6bn while FIRS collected a total of N6.4frn tax revenue in the year. Specifically, MTN Nigeria paid a total of N618,7bm in direct and indirect taxes to the FIRS in the 2021 tax year, representing approximately 13.5% of the total FIRS collection for the year.

“I am delighted at our performance and recognition at this year’s National Tax
Dialogue event. While the past 24 months have been challenging for our country and nations worldwide, we are committed to supporting the Federal Government’s
ongoing Economic Growth Recovery Plan (ERP),” said Modupe Kadri, Chief Financial
OFFicer (CFO), who received the awards on behalf of MTN Nigeria.

“We will continue to invest heavily in network expansion with a focus on expanding access to under-served communities. We also plan to connect an additional 2,000 rural communities in 2022,” he added.

Speaking at the event, Zainab Ahmed, Minister of Finance, Budget, and National
Planning said the dialogue was designed to engage stakeholders in the Nigerian tax space in meaningful discourse to glean information, ideas, and experience to aid policy formulation and improve the tax environment.

According to the Minister, the other tax revenue objectives are “to institutionalize a healthy tax culture among Nigerians. The right attitude towards taxation will enable every Nigerian to become a co-guardian of the tax system and the commonwealth.

Source: Ghana Web

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