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Kenya imposes 16% added tax on all petroleum
The Kenyan government is stuck between pleasing citizens and trying to secure a loan from the IMF in a bid to raise state revenues.
Reuters
A fuel pump attendant points at fuel pump during the beginning of an indefinite strike at a petrol station in downtown Nairobi, Kenya September 3, 2018.
Kenyans are feeling the pinch from a new tax on petroleum that is part of a government effort to raise state revenues.
The 16-percent value added tax on petroleum products tax went into effect this month.
It has driven up prices at the pumps by about 12 percent, sparking opposition.
TRT World's Christine Pirovolakis has more.
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