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Participants at Senate hearing divided over proposal to increase tax on sugar-sweetened beverages

✍️ Abdulqudus Ogundapo, .Wp-Block-Co-Authors-Plus-Coauthors.Is-Layout-Flow, Class, Wp-Block-Co-Authors-Plus, Display Inline, .Wp-Block-Co-Authors-Plus-Avatar, Where Img, Height Auto Max-Width, Vertical-Align Bottom .Wp-Block-Co-Authors-Plus-Coauthors.Is-Layout-Flow .Wp-Block-Co-Authors-Plus-Avatar, Vertical-Align Middle .Wp-Block-Co-Authors-Plus-Avatar Is .Alignleft .Alignright 📅 November 27, 2025 10:53 PM ⏱️ 3 min read 🕐 Scraped: November 27, 2025

Summary: The amendment to Section 21(3) of the Customs and Excise Tariff (Consolidation) Act seeks to raise the Sugar-Sweetened Beverage (SSB) excise tax from ₦10 per litre to ₦130 per litre.

Participants at a public hearing on the proposed amendment to the Customs and Excise Tariff (Consolidation) Act on Thursday expressed divergent views on the proposal.

The amendment to Section 21(3) of the Act seeks to raise the Sugar-Sweetened Beverage (SSB) excise tax from ₦10 per litre to ₦130 per litre.

The proposal also recommends earmarking a portion of the revenue generated from the excise tariff for health promotion and disease prevention programmes.

The hearing was jointly organised by the Senate Committees on Finance and Customs.

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