'Why proposed 20% excise tax on non-alcoholic beverages, others is harsh, dangerous'

‘Why proposed 20% excise tax on non-alcoholic beverages, others is harsh, dangerous’

FX pressures seen easing on investments, transparency

Taiwo Oyedele, Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms

As controversy continues to trail the proposed 20 percent excise tax on non-alcoholic beverages by the Federal Government, stakeholders in the private sector of the nation's economy have raised the alarm that the move was capable of endangering Carbonated Soft Drinks (CSD) sub-sector of the economy.

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