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Manufacturers oppose VAT on bread products

Maana Lifestyle Supermarket attendant arranges bread at Luanda town in Vihiga on April 11, 2020. [Benjamin Sakwa, Standard]

Bakers have criticised the government’s move to introduce value-added tax (VAT) on bread and its products.

The Bakers Association of Kenya (Bake) says the tax is inhumane, considering the economic downturn the sector has suffered since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic last year. It argues that introducing the tax will deny majority of Kenyans access to quality food.

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