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Why government should suspend VAT on fuel

VAT on fuel was a key financial condition prescribed by IMF, so as to improve domestic revenue and tame the mounting public debt which is now at 57 per cent of GDP.

High debt level is an impediment to growth since most of the revenue collected is going to pay both domestic and foreign debts.

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