Customs to spend N2.4b on fuel, water, food, welfare

The Nigeria Custom Service (NCS) yesterday told the Senate that it would spend N2.4 billion on fuel, food, water, welfare, and security in 2012 just as it said that the Federal Government lost N37.2 billion to waivers granted to importers of raw materials in 2011. Deputy Comptroller-General of Customs in charge of Human Resources, Mr. Garuba Makarfi, who stated this at a budget defence of the Service with the Senate Committee on Finance, however, said no waiver has been given in 2012 in line with directives from the Presidency.He stated that the total 2012 Budget of the Service is N76.06 billion and N20.2 billion is for overhead and recurrent expenditures out which N500 million was for generator fuel, N40 million for refreshment and meals, N150 million for sea boat fuel, N400 million for welfare packages, N500 million for Motor Vehicle fuel and N150 million for aircraft fuel.
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