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MPs vote to postpone implementation of VAT on petroleum products

A worker holds a nozzle to pump petrol into a vehicle at a fuel station. MPs have voted to halt price increase on petroleum products for two years. [Photo: REUTERS]

Kenyan motorists and commuters have been handed a temporary reprieve after Members of Parliament voted to stop the 16% Value Added Tax on petroleum products from taking effect.

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