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FG charges Dangote Cement tax of N173.93bn for 2021; paid N97.24 billion tax in 2020  

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<p><&excl;-- BEGIN THEIA POST SLIDER --><&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad4" id&equals;"quads-ad4" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr"><b> <&sol;b><&sol;p><div class&equals;"PKF0ZWLj" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">Dangote Cement Plc has sustained its position as a leading contributor to Nigeria’s economy with a tax charge of N173&period;93 billion for the financial year ended 31st December 2021&period; According to the cement group’s audited results released on the portal of the Nigerian Exchange Ltd &lpar;NGX&rpar;&comma; the tax charge represents an increase of 78&period;7 per cent over N97&period;24 billion in 2020&period;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"fxU5tfDO" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">Analysis of the cement company’s financial result for the review year indicated that Group sales volume stood at 29&period;3Mt&comma; with Nigeria accounting for 18&period;61Mt while operations in other countries did 10&period;86Mt&period; Group revenue was N1&comma;383&period;6 billion for the full year&comma; made up of N993&period;34 billion from Nigeria while revenue from across African plants was N397&period;32 billion&comma; in contrast to the group revenue of N1&comma;034&period;20 billion in 2020 which constituted of N719&period;95 billion from Nigeria and N318&period;68 billion from other African operations&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr"><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;nigeriantracker&period;com&sol;2022&sol;03&sol;03&sol;how-russia-and-ukraine-war-may-lead-to-third-world-war&sol;">How Russia and Ukraine war may lead to third world war<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">Dangote Cement recorded a gross profit of N538&period;37 billion and after-tax profit of N364&period;44 billion while earnings per share &lpar;EPS&rpar; rose to N21&period;24 from N16&period;14&period;  The directors have proposed a dividend of ₦20&period;00 per share&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad1" id&equals;"quads-ad1" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad3" id&equals;"quads-ad3" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"TzDVQw73" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block&semi; text-align&colon;center&semi;" &NewLine; data-ad-layout&equals;"in-article" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"fluid" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"6550225277"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">Speaking on the results&comma; Chief Executive Officer&comma; Dangote Cement    Michel Puchercos said&comma; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;We are pleased to report a solid set of the results for the full year 2021&period; Group volumes for the year were up 13&period;8 percent and Group EBITDA was up 43&period;2 percent&comma; to â‚¦684&period;6 billion at a 49&period;5 percent margin&period; I am delighted to report that Dangote Cement experienced its strongest year across all line items&comma; with a record PAT of ₦364&period;4 billion up 32&period;0 percent&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Our business model remains robust&comma; thanks to the prudent and flexible approach we have taken across our operations&period; Due to an increased focus on efficiency while meeting double-digit market growth and maintaining costs under control&comma; Dangote Cement has and will consistently deliver superior profitability and returns to its shareholders&comma;” he added&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">Dangote Cement became the first Nigerian listed company to report its financial results using XBRL format with the IFRS taxonomy&period; Adopting XBRL reporting format will strongly benefit Dangote Cement’s existing and potential investors&period; It represents another step in continuing efforts to modernize and enhance transparency of&comma; and access to&comma; companies’ disclosures&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">Dangote Cement has a long-term credit rating of AA&plus; by GCR and Aa2&period;ng by Moody’s due to its market-leading position&comma; significant operational scale and strong financial profile evidenced by the company’s robust operating and net profit margins relative to regional and global peers&comma; adequate working capital&comma; satisfactory cash flow and low leverage&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">Dangote Cement is a subsidiary of Dangote Industries Limited&comma; a diversified and fully integrated conglomerate as well as a leading brand across Africa in businesses such as cement&comma; sugar&comma; salt&comma; beverages&comma; and real estate&comma; with new multi-billion-dollar projects underway in the oil and gas&comma; petrochemical&comma; fertiliser and agricultural sectors<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><&excl;-- END THEIA POST SLIDER -->&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad5" id&equals;"quads-ad5" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; 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