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Nigeria VAT rise

  • Jan 28, 2019 | Richard Asquith

The Nigerian government has announced plans to raise VAT from 5% to 8% this year.

The increase may still only apply to a range of luxury goods. This will be confirmed later in the year.

In 2017, the country had proposed the introduction of new luxury goods VAT rate of 15%. 


VP Global Indirect Tax
Richard Asquith
VP Global Indirect Tax Richard Asquith
Richard Asquith is the former VP Global Indirect Tax at Avalara