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Manufacturers petitions National Treasury over pesticides tax

A man spraying pesticide on crops. [Courtesy]

Manufacturers want the National Treasury to suspend the implementation of the 16 per cent value added tax on pest control products.

In a letter to Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich, the Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) asked that the implementation of the new tax that came into force on July 1 be put on hold until certain issues were addressed.

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