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| Baby Banda Sarit |
Nairobi; Kenya: Manufacturers and marketers in the disposable baby diapers market are calling for zero-rating of the products. They say heavy taxation is making personal care products expensive for many parents. Disposable baby diapers currently attract 16 per cent Value Added Tax (VAT) apart from the other government taxes like Import Declaration Fee (IDF) and railway development levy.
“Considering that products like sanitary pads are zero-rated, it would only be fair to zero-rate baby diapers since they are bought by many parents who may not necessarily be well off,” Mega Importers Limited director Boniface Muiru says. Muiru, whose company imports Mamy Poko diapers and is eyeing a 10 per cent market share by 2016, says the sector needs more incentives.
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