#YouAsked Economy Did the Oyo state Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) increase by 26.4% without additional tax? Source Internally Generated Revenue At State Level H1 2020 (Nigerian Bureau of Statistics) Short answer Did the Oyo state Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) increase by 26.4% without additional tax? Oyo state generated N17.7billion in the first half of 2020 which is higher than the N14 billion it generated during the same period of 2019. The total tax for the first half of 2019 was N10.8 billion while the total tax for the first half of 2020 was N5.98 billion. Its revenue in the first half of 2... Back Full answer
#YouAsked Economy Was fuel in Nigeria sold at N600 in 2013? Source Premium Motor Spirit (Petrol) Price Watch October 2020 (National Bureau of Statistics) Short answer Was fuel in Nigeria sold at N600 in 2013? The average price paid by consumers for petrol increased by 0.07% month-on-month from N161.06 per litre in September 2020 to N161.17 per litre in October 2020.... Back Full answer
Covid-19 Economy Sex & gender Were men or women more likely to lose a job during South Africa’s Covid-19 lockdown? Source Gender and the early effects of the Covid-19 crisis in the paid and unpaid economies in South Africa Short answer Were men or women more likely to lose a job during South Africa’s Covid-19 lockdown? The release of South Africa’s official unemployment numbers for the second quarter of 2020 (April to June) has been delayed. According to an analysis of National Income Dynamics Study – Coronavirus Rapid Mobile Survey data, women accounted for the bulk of net job losses. This is “because wo... Back Full answer
Economy What is the average household expenditure in South Africa? Source Living Conditions Survey 2014/15 (Statistics South Africa) Short answer What is the average household expenditure in South Africa? South Africans had an average household expenditure of R103,293 from October 2014 to October 2015.... Back Full answer