You Might Have To Start Paying A 9% Tax On Calls, Texts And Data

The Federal Government of Nigeria is proposing to introduce a bill called the Communication Service Tax CST bill, which seeks to levy 9 percent on subscribers for using various services such as voice call, SMS, MMS, data usage.

The Minister of Communication, Bayo Shittu, made this known on Wednesday while speaking at a function organized by the Lagos Chambers of Commerce and Industry, LCCI.

Shittu said, “The bill is considered as a way to help increase the revenue generation of the Federal Government.

Personally, I think passing the bill would be a wrong move because placing a 9% tax on calls, texts and data might increase tariff rates of calls and prices of data which have been gradually improving recently.