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Uproar as prices for bottled water expected to go up

KRA Headquarters in Nairobi (PHOTO: FILE)

Consumers of bottled water should brace for price increase starting November 13 when the Kenya Revenue Authority starts implementing new excise taxes on the non-alcoholic beverage.

The price of bottled water is expected to increase by an average Sh7 per litre factoring in the excise duty of Sh5 per litre, VAT and the cost of the newly introduced EGMS stamp by Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA).

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