PRIVATE SECTOR, NATIONAL ASSEMBLY, FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, OTHERS, DIFFER OVER PROPOSED LAW ON HIGHER DUTY ON SUGAR PRODUCTS
The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), Nigerian Employers Consultative Association (NECA) and the Federal Ministry of France, have kicked against a proposed increase in excise duty on sugar sweetened products. Stakeholders at a public hearing at the Senate wing on Thursday, took divergent positions on moves to increase duty on carbonated Sugar Sweetened Beverages (SSB)…