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It will be the second year in a row that KRA has not raised excise on petroleum products. [File, Standard]
Consumers have been spared a hike in the cost of fuel that would have started this month.
This follows a decision by the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) to exempt petroleum products from the annual inflation adjustment of excise duty as the government tries to prevent a further increase in the cost of fuel.
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