Petroleum levy collection falls Sh593m on costly fuel

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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

The Petroleum Development Levy collections dipped by more than Sh500 million in the six months to December last year, due to sky-high pump prices that hit demand.

The Petroleum Development Levy Act states that the fund shall be used to develop the oil industry, including stabilising pump prices in instances of spikes due to high landed costs above a threshold determined by the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority.

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