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On Friday, April 17, President William Ruto assented to the Value Added Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2026, allowing the Treasury to cut VAT on petroleum products to 8 per cent.
The new law amends Section 6 of the VAT Act to permit the Treasury Cabinet Secretary to vary VAT on petroleum products beyond the previous cap, in a bid to ease fuel costs amid the Middle East crisis.
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