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Boon for brewer as 'sin' tax is slashed

East African Breweries Ltd (EABL) has received a major boost for its new Kisumu plant after the government exempted excise tax on alcohol made from sorghum, millet and cassava by 95 per cent.

This as EABL prepares to commission the Sh15 billion plant that will use selected white sorghum varieties to brew a million tonnes of its low-end beer – Senator Keg.

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