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Kenya's alcohol makers call for sobriety on tax

Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich

NAIROBI, KENYA: Beer and spirits manufacturers are fighting a proposal to amend the Excise Duty Act to provide for annual tax increase on alcoholic beverages pegged on inflation.

Under their umbrella body the Alcohol Beverages Association of Kenya (ABAK), the manufactures want this proposal done away with.

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