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President Tinubu Signs N54.9 Trillion 2025 Budget into Law
President Tinubu has signed the N54.9 trillion 2025 budget into law.
Newsone Nigeria reports that President Bola Tinubu signed into law the N54.99tn 2025 Appropriation Bill in the presence of principal officers of the National Assembly and other top government officials in a small ceremony in his office at the State House in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, on Friday, February 28, 2025.
This online news platform understands that the N54.9 trillion 2025 budget was passed by the two Chambers of the National Assembly on Thursday, February 13, after President Tinubu asked for an increase from the proposed N49.7 trillion.
The National Assembly approved a ₦54.99 trillion ($36.6bn) budget for the fiscal year, surpassing President Bola Tinubu’s initial proposal of ₦54.2 trillion. This increase reflects additional anticipated revenues from agencies such as the Federal Inland Revenue Service and the Nigeria Customs Service.
The N54.9 trillion 2025 budget aims to address key areas, including security, infrastructure, education, and health, with an allocation of $200m to mitigate the impact of recent U.S. health aid reductions.
The 2025 budget is based on ambitious economic assumptions, including a crude oil production target of 2.06 million barrels per day at a benchmark price of $75 per barrel.
Additionally, the Federal Government led by President Tinubu projects an exchange rate of ₦1,500 to the U.S. dollar and aims to reduce inflation from 34.8 percent to 15 percent within the year.
A significant component of the fiscal strategy involves tax reforms, which Tinubu says, are designed to enhance revenue generation and economic stability.
The proposed tax overhaul includes increasing the value-added tax to 12.5 percent by 2026 while exempting essential goods such as food and medicine to alleviate the burden on households.
The reform also proposes reallocating VAT revenues to favour states that generate more, a move that has sparked debate regarding regional economic disparities.
Meanwhile, Newsone reports that the N54.9 trillion 2025 budget represents a 99.96 percent increase from the 2024 Budget of N27.5tn.
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