Balancing the Interests of Parties in Contractual Relationship: How Fair is the Nigerian Petroleum Tax System to the State and the Oil Majors?

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  • Adam Konto Kyari Department of Accounting, College of Business Administration, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal, P. O. Box 1982, Dammam, Saudi Arabia

Abstract

Securing a fair share of oil wealth to the host government at the same time providing adequate incentives to the oil majors are two objectives that underpin the design of a fair petroleum tax system. These objectives are competing rather than complementing and thus the need for compromise by both the government and the oil majors to achieve fair contractual relationship. This study investigates whether the Nigerian petroleum tax system has fairly captured the interests of both the government and the oil majors. Guided by the economic rent theory, the study revealed, among others, that the tax system was fair in securing the government its fair share of oil wealth. Similarly, the tax incentives to the oil majors were adequate in positively influencing their investment decisions. The study concludes that the Nigerian petroleum tax has fairly captured the interests of both the government and that of the oil majors.  Keywords: petroleum, fair, tax  JEL Classifications: F21, H21

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Author Biography

Adam Konto Kyari, Department of Accounting, College of Business Administration, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal, P. O. Box 1982, Dammam, Saudi Arabia

Department of Accountig, Assistant Professor

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2019-11-13

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Kyari, A. K. (2019). Balancing the Interests of Parties in Contractual Relationship: How Fair is the Nigerian Petroleum Tax System to the State and the Oil Majors?. International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy, 10(1), 49–56. Retrieved from https://econjournals.com./index.php/ijeep/article/view/8384

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Vol. 10 No. 1 (2020)

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