Matchbox manufacturer wins packaging tax row

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The Tax Appeals Tribunal has sided with matchbox manufacturer Match Masters Limited in a dispute over the classification of foldable packaging material for safety matches.

The tribunal quashed the Kenya Revenue Authority's (KRA) revocation of an advance tariff ruling against the company, saying that the taxman is cannot revoke a tariff ruling on a product without valid justification.

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