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High Court Backs KRA on Excise Duty for Water Refilling Businesses: Bottled Water Prices Set to Rise

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In a ruling that could ripple across households and low-income neighborhoods, the High Court has dismissed a petition by a group of traders challenging the Kenya Revenue Authority’s (KRA) imposition of excise duty on water refilling businesses. The petitioners—mainly small-scale water dealers operating near residential estates—had argued that the excise levy was discriminatory, harmful to SMEs, and would trigger a spike in the cost of clean .......

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