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LCCI STATEMENT ON THE HOLIDAY TRANSPORTATION INITIATIVE
The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) acknowledges and responds to the recent pronouncement by President Ahmed Bola Tinubu regarding a significant discount on luxury bus travel and free train services across the country during the upcoming holiday season. His initiative, aimed at providing relief to citizens grappling with the escalating cost of transportation,…
Excise Duty On Basic Item
PRESS RELEASE COMMENTS ON GOVERNMENT’S PLAN TO IMPOSE/INCREASE EXCISE DUTY RATES ON LOCALLY PRODUCED GOODS The government recently commenced the enforcement of the approved amendment to the excise duty rates for alcoholic beverages, spirits and tobacco in Nigeria. However, we are worried over the move to extend the duty to cover several other basic items….
LCCI Holds Stakeholders’ Dialogue on Land Use Charge Law in Lagos
The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), the premier Chamber of Commerce and a leading voice in the organised private sector (OPS) in Nigeria, is set to hold a Dialogue Session on the new Land Use Charge Law in Lagos. This is aimed at examining the provisions of the recently passed law viz-a viz…
THE LCCI NEW YEAR STATEMENT ON THE ECONOMY 2023.
Introduction The Lagos Chamber, in fulfilling its role as an economic thinktank and an advocacy body reviews the economy at regular intervals through various events, platforms, and on various private sector issues. The Chamber, in 2022, considered various issues as they emerged looking at how these issues affected the business community and made very useful…
LCCI’S STATEMENT ON THE INCESSANT INCREASE OF THE CUSTOMS DUTY RATE
The Customs Duty Rate, being the rate with which Customs evaluate imports to arrive at duties to pay, is normally affected by the prevalent exchange rates against the Naira. In recent weeks, we have seen the Naira suffer a hit against the major currencies, falling to as low as N1,900 against the Dollar and N2,250…
