Eyes on MPs over new beer, boda boda taxes

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Parliament buildings in Nairobi. FILE PHOTO | NMG

The fate of proposed tax increases on about 30 products, including bottled water, juice, motorcycles and beer, lies in the hands of MPs amid public concern about the high cost of living.

The Kenya Revenue Authorities (KRA) has raised the duty charged on excisable goods, excluding fuel, by 4.97 percent to cover the inflationary erosion of collected taxes.

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