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Uproar as State slaps 25pc duty on imported paper

Kenya: In what is seen as a rare policy shift, Treasury has slapped a 25 per cent duty on imported paper to protect the ailing Pan Paper Mills that collapsed more than five years ago.

The Government is upbeat the decision is critical for the survival of the local paper manufacturer that is currently under receivership.

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