Kenya to zero-rate value added tea in uptake boost

Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Peter Munya. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Kenya will zero-rate tax on local tea to allow value addition of the commodity and discourage traders who re-import the beverage to avoid paying Value Added Tax.

Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Peter Munya said the move will allow more traders to do value addition locally, a move that will increase consumption of tea, whose growth has remained low over the years.

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