Local contractors sue State over tax breaks for Chinese firms

A Chinese contractor doing survey work in this picture taken on September 15, 2020.

Photo credit: File | Nation Media Group

Local contractors and truck owners have moved to court seeking orders to compel the government to publish tax and duty concessions to Chinese contractors undertaking infrastructure projects in Kenya.

They claim unpublished exemptions have given foreign firms an unfair competitive advantage, creating a 25-35 percent cost difference in their favour and pushing local businesses into financial distress.

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