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New levy will put Sh2.5b pressure on us, Kenyan oil marketers say

Petroleum Institute of East Africa Chairman Powell Maimba during the launch of 2016 Second Quarter report on Petroleum products usage.

Oil marketing companies have estimated that the new taxes on fuel will cost them Sh2.5 billion every month in working capital.

Taxes are paid as soon as the commodity lands at the sea port, meaning some firms could be pushed to seek bank loans to settle the new obligation. Petroleum Institute of East Africa Chairman Powell Maimba said the Sh6 road maintenance levy that was added to every litre of diesel and petrol will put pressure on the marketers’ working capital.

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