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State commits to settle VAT refunds row between flower farmers and KRA

A worker sorts flowers at the Maridadi flower farm in Naivasha. [Antony Gitonga, Standard]

The government has committed to resolving the Value Added Tax (VAT) refund row affecting flower farmers.

Through the Ministry of Agriculture, the State admitted that it owes farmers while vowing to support the horticulture sector, which earned the country over Sh140 billion last year.

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