Airtel Kenya tax savings increase to Sh5 billion

Airtel Kenya Ltd headquarters located along Mombasa Road. PHOTO | DENNIS ONSONGO | NMG

Airtel Kenya has saved $42 million (Sh5 billion) in taxes after making additional recognition of deferred tax credits on its books, helping to beef up the profitability of its parent firm Airtel Africa in the half year ended September.

The telco has made losses running into billions of shillings over the years, building up credits to use in the future to lower its tax bill.

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