Anti-kerosene adulteration levy falls to Sh1 billion

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Collections from a levy meant to discourage the use of kerosene to adulterate diesel and super petrol fell to the lowest level last year.

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Collections from a levy meant to discourage the use of kerosene to adulterate diesel and super petrol fell to the lowest level last year amid sky-high prices of kerosene.

Analysis of official data shows that the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (Epra) collected Sh1 billion from the anti-adulteration levy in the year ended December. The levy is charged at Sh18 per litre of illuminating kerosene.

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Note: The results are not exact but very close to the actual.