FG will do away with petroleum subsidy by June 2023 – Finance Minister

In the Medium-Term Expenditure Framework, the Federal Government proposed to spend N3.3tn on fuel subsidy between January and June 2023

The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, says the Federal Government will do away with petroleum subsidy by June 2023.

Ahmed said this on Tuesday in Abuja during a press conference to mark the end of the 28th National Economic Summit.

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that fuel subsidy gulped N2.565tn between January and August 2022.

Also, in the Medium-Term Expenditure Framework, the Federal Government proposed to spend N3.3tn on fuel subsidy between January and June 2023.

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