KQ exempted from 1pc minimum tax

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Kenya Airways CEO Allan Kilavuka. PHOTO | DENNIS ONSONGO | NMG

Kenya Airways #ticker:KQ is now exempted from paying the minimum tax set at one per cent of gross turnover, saving the cash-strapped airline hundreds of millions of shillings annually.

The tax shield was announced by National Treasury Secretary Ukur Yatani in a Kenya Gazette notice dated March 17, 2021.

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