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Manufacturers seek policy changes to unlock Sh15b unpaid VAT refunds

KAM Chairperson Jane Karuku during the unveiling of the Manufacturing Priority Agenda and Outlook 2025 at Serena Hotel, Nairobi on March 27, 2025. [David Gichuru, Standard]

Manufacturers' lobby wants the government to do away with the two per cent withholding Value Added Tax (VAT) to improve liquidity in their businesses.

The push to scrap this tax emanates from the Sh15 billion Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) owes manufacturers as VAT refunds according to the latest data.

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