Double blow to motorists as Epra ignores levy cuts

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Vehicles line up to fuel at a petrol station in Nairobi on July 1, 2023. 

Photo credit: Francis Nderitu | Nation Media Group

Kenyans are overpaying for fuel after the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (Epra) failed to effect changes to two levies, as prescribed by the Finance Act 2023, in its latest review of pump prices.

Epra, in the rush to revise fuel prices to reflect the new taxes, retained the Import Declaration Fee (IDF) and Railway Development Levy (RDL) at the previous rates, in what has seen Kenyans pay illegal levies.

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