AN ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE IN NIGERIA, 1970-1998

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dc.contributor.authorZUBAIR, ABDULRASHEED
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T09:15:21Z
dc.date.available2014-03-14T09:15:21Z
dc.date.issued2002-04
dc.descriptionBEING A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF MASTER OF SCIENCE (M.SC) DEGREE IN ECONOMICS. DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS, FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA. APRIL, 2002en_US
dc.description.abstractNigeria's fiscal operations since early 1980's have resulted into persistent and huge fiscal deficit. This is attributed to revenue shortfall and rapid increase in government spending. The purpose of this thesis is to undertake an analysis of the relationship between spending and revenue at the Federal level in Nigeria. Using regression analysis on time series data over the period 1970-1998, the study discovered that oil Revenue, Tax Revenue, Population and wages of the public sector employees are statistically significant in explaining the rapid growth in government spending which invariably lead to deficit. The results of the study indicate that oil revenue was the most significant factor. The results show that rapid growth of Federal Government expenditure was caused by persistent deficits. The study recommends that government should embark on policies aimed at raising revenue and reducing expenditure. Restructuring measures aimed at attaining fiscal viability over a long period should be adopted.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/3939
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectECONOMIC,en_US
dc.subjectANALYSIS,en_US
dc.subjectREVENUE,en_US
dc.subjectEXPENDITURE,en_US
dc.subjectNIGERIA, 1970-1998en_US
dc.titleAN ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE IN NIGERIA, 1970-1998en_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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