The new 0.8pc levy on all teas destined for export markets risks making Kenyan tea more expensive relative to competing markets.
MPs from tea-growing regions in the country are demanding the suspension of a new export levy on Kenyan tea, saying farmers face losing up to Sh5 billion annually as buyers opt for other markets.
The lawmakers argue that the continued imposition of the new 0.8 percent levy by the Tea Board of Kenya (TBK) on all teas destined for export markets risks making Kenyan tea more expensive relative to competing markets.
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