VAT as a consumption tax was introduced by a military decree in 1993 to replace the sales tax. Since inception, it has been administered as a federal tax. As with military administrations, the constitutionality of replacing sales tax with VAT and making the latter a federal tax was not an issue. Several contentions have arisen over VAT as administered in Nigeria.
Source: mondaq
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