Taxes and Road Infrastructural Development in Nigeria-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Taxes and Road Infrastructural Development in Nigeria

Published:2024-07-02 Issue:2 Volume:7 Page:306-325
ISSN:2682-6690
Container-title:African Journal of Accounting and Financial Research
language:en
Short-container-title:African Journal of Accounting and Financial Research

Author:

E. Appah,L. E. Isele

Abstract

This study examined the taxes and road infrastructural development in Nigeria. The specific objectives of the study among others were to determine the relationship between of company income tax on road infrastructural development in Nigeria, ascertain the relationship between petroleum profit tax on road infrastructural development in Nigeria. Four research questions and four hypotheses were formulated as a guide for the study. This study adopted ex post facto research design. The population of the study was conducted on Federal Republic of Nigeria under the National Bureau of Statistics, Federal Inland Revenue Services, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and Federal Ministry of Finance. The study period covered was forty-one (41) years spanning from 1982 to 2022. This study utilized Descriptive statistic, Unit Root Test and Ordinary Least Square Regression method with the aid of E-View 12. The findings of the study showed a positive and significant relationship between company income tax on road infrastructure in Nigeria; customs and excises duties positively and significantly affects road infrastructure in Nigeria; petroleum profit tax negatively and insignificantly affects road infrastructure in Nigeria and finally, value added tax negatively and insignificantly influence road infrastructure in Nigeria is statistically negative and insignificant. The study concluded that taxes such as company income tax, custom and excise duties affects road infrastructural development in Nigeria for the period spanning from 1982 – 2022. Therefore, the study suggested amongst other that, government should intensify efforts at developing the level of infrastructure in the country through tax payers’ revenue because, this study affirmed that company income tax and customs and excise duties positively and significantly affects road infrastructure in Nigeria

Publisher

African - British Journals

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