The Federal Government has slammed a new tax on phone calls in the country.
The reason for the new charge, it was said, was to fund free healthcare for the Vulnerable Group in Nigeria.
This is contained in the National Health Insurance Authority Bill 2021 signed by President Muhammadu Buhari last week.
The act includes a provision under Section 26 subsection 1c which states that the source of money for the Vulnerable Group Fund includes telecommunications tax, not less than one kobo per second of GSM calls.