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Effect Of Tax Revenue On Public Debt And Capital Expenditure In Nigeria

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The citizens' need for accountability by the governments' continuous receipt of tax revenue without a corresponding reduction in public debt and increase in capital expenditure has raised questions on the effect of tax revenue on public debt and capital expenditure. It is against this background that the study examines the effect of tax revenue on public debt and capital expenditure in Nigeria during the period 1999 - 2018. Secondary data was sourced from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Statistical Bulletin. It adopted the ordinary least square regression method by E-views program to study the effect of the independent variables (represented by value added tax, company income tax, petroleum profit tax and customs and excise duty) on the dependent variable (external debt, internal debt and capital expenditure). The data treatments used for the times series secondary data are Descriptive Statistics, Unit Root using Augmented Dickey–Fuller, Co- integration tests using Bounds Test and Vector Error Correction Model. The findings revealed that tax revenue had a statistically significant, positive and negative effect of on public debt and capital expenditure. Tax revenue had both positive and negative effects on external debt in Nigeria (R2 = 0.789, f = 0.00010, p

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  • Ukeme A., Ntekpere & Ifayemi M., Olayinka, 2020. "Effect Of Tax Revenue On Public Debt And Capital Expenditure In Nigeria," Journal of Taxation and Economic Development, Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria, vol. 19(2), pages 82-103, September.
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    1. Yang Li & Hu WenXiu & Su ZhenXing, 2023. "Impact of Local Official Corruption on Local Government Debt in China: The Mediating Role of Government Investment Efficiency," SAGE Open, , vol. 13(3), pages 21582440231, July.

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