Higher levy plan for importers avoiding SGR

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A cargo train. PHOTO | WACHIRA MWANGI | NMG

Importers who choose to transport goods by road face higher rail import levy in a move aimed at encouraging the use of the standard gauge railway (SGR).

Parliament has recommended an increase of the Railway Development Levy by 0.3 percentage points or 2.8 percent of the cost of goods ferried by road.

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