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President William Ruto on Friday assented to the Value Added Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2026, allowing the Treasury to cut VAT on petroleum products to 8 per cent.
This came after Parliament raced through legislation in a record one hour on Thursday, handing President Ruto a political lifeline by legally securing the slashing of value-added tax on fuel to 8 per cent even as scrutiny mounted on Government.
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