MAN wants FG to cut down on recurrent expenditure

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Dr Frank Jacobs, President of MAN on recurrent expenditure

By Rukayat Moisemhe

The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) on Friday called on the Federal Government to cut down on recurrent expenditure to check the rising debt profile.

MAN President, Dr Frank Jacobs said, in a statement in Lagos, that the savings could be channeled into sectors with multiplying revenue generation capacity like agriculture, production and manufacturing.

Jacobs said that the call became necessary because of the associated service charges and the future economic burden such debt would exert on the nation.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the IMF on May 21 expressed concern over Nigeria’s capacity to repay its debt and urged the Federal Government to mobilize means of generating revenue domestically.

IMF said the number of low-income economies in debt distress had increased and there was a need for Nigeria to curtail the debt.

The Fund said that the number of low-income…



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