Ministry wants VAT on tea and coffee scrapped

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The Standard | by Macharia Kamau


The Agriculture ministry wants the National Treasury to remove value-added tax (VAT) on tea and coffee to create more jobs along the two value chains. It says this will attract more firms to package and add value to produce locally.

High taxes on locally-packaged tea and coffee have pushed producers to export the commodities that are then added value and packaged in other countries before re-exporting to different regions, including Kenya.

In many instances, locally-packaged products are…

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