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Beer and airtime boost KRA’s excise basket

The taxman collected Sh14 billion in excise tax on airtime, which provided one of the largest income streams last year.

In a year marked by depressed revenue collections across many Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) tax divisions, mobile phone users proved a welcome source of funds.

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