A decision by the State to increase the Road Maintenance Levy (RML) by 39 percent to Sh25 per litre of petrol and diesel has caused public uproar amid concerns of further financial strains on households and businesses.
The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (Epra) made a surprise inclusion of a higher RML in the latest petroleum pricing cycle for July 15 to August 14 Sh25 a litre. The tax is collected at the fuel pump and was previously set at Sh18 per litre of petrol and diesel with Sh3 allocated to an annuity fund and the balance to road maintenance, rehabilitation, and development.
