On the aggregate, Company Income Tax (CIT) for Q1 2023 was reported at N469.01 billion, indicating a growth rate of -37.79% on a quarter-on-quarter basis from N753.88 billion in Q4 2022. Local payments received were N300.78 billion, while Foreign CIT Payment contributed N168.23 billion in Q1 2023. On a quarter-on-quarter basis, the financial and insurance activities recorded the highest growth rate with 50.42%, followed by construction with 42.32%.

On the other hand, water supply, sewerage, waste management, and remediation activities had the lowest growth rate with – 69.38%, followed by other service activities with -60.13%. In terms of sectoral contributions, the top three largest shares in Q1 2023 were financial & insurance activities with 22.94%; manufacturing with 20.91%; and information and communication with 11.89%. Conversely, the activities of households as employers, undifferentiated goods- and services-producing activities of households for own use recorded the least share with 0.01%, followed by water supply, sewerage, waste management, and remediation activities with 0.04%; and activities of extraterritorial organizations and bodies with 0.12%. However, on a year-on-year basis, CIT collections in Q1 2023 decreased by 14.96% from Q1 2022. 

Data source: National Bureau of Statistics

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