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Harmonise excise tax in East African Commission to spur growth

BY BETTY MAINA

KENYA: In 2012, Kenya collected Sh93.3 billion in excise taxes, up from Sh69.9 billion in 2009. Similar figures for the other East African countries are hard to come by but one gets an idea of the kind of figures involved.

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