Blow to KRA as High Court scraps Minimum Tax

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The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has suffered a setback after the High Court declared the Minimum Tax null and void, denying the taxman some Sh20 billion in annual revenues. In a ruling delivered in the High Court earlier today, Justice George Odunga barred...
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By Frankline Sunday | 2 hours ago

Blow to KRA as High Court scraps Minimum Tax

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BUSINESS

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OPINION

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