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Government Revenue And Expenditure In 1965, Research Department

Economic and Financial Review

This article examined government revenue and expenditure in Nigeria for the year 1965. It first identified the role of the budget in Nigeria which include enhancement of economic growth, particularly since the National Development Plan came into force in 1962. The article noted that the fiscal policy of the federal government in 1965 was geared to the attainment of the two objectives of raising more revenue, and of reducing pressures on the balance of payments. Towards this end, federal government aggregate revenue in 1965 amounted to £160.5 million, £22.7 million or 16.4 per cent higher than in 1964. However, federal …