The Relative Importance Of Corporate Tax And Value Added Tax (vat) And Their Effects On The Economic Growth In Nigeria

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study Governments all over the world demand or impose one type of tax or the other.  The main purpose of imposing any type of tax has been for the government concerned to use the proceeds of the taxation to run the government and to provide some essential services.  It is being noted that the aims and objectives of taxation differ from one country to the other. A Tax is a fee charged or levied by a government on a product, income, or activity. If it is levied directly on personal or corporate income, it is called a direct tax. If it is levied …