How Kenya's tea levy will work and who will pay
Kenya's newly gazetted Tea (Levy) Regulations establish a 0.8% export tax on the auction or customs value of tea, and a 100% levy on imported bulk-made tea.
How Kenya's tea levy will work and who will pay
Kenya's newly gazetted Tea (Levy) Regulations establish a 0.8% export tax on the auction or customs value of tea, and a 100% levy on imported bulk-made tea.
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