SSB tax threatens 33% manufacturing output, 1.5m jobs — MAN

The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has warned that plans to significantly increase excise duties on sugar-sweetened beverages could threaten a sector responsible for about 33% of the nation's manufacturing output and over 1.5 million direct and indirect jobs. MAN Director General Segun Ajayi-Kadir noted that the non-alcoholic drinks sector already remits between 40 and 45% of its gross revenues in taxes. He also argued that there is no conclusive empirical evidence identifying sugar-sweetened beverages as the primary driver of non-communicable diseases in Nigeria.