Exempt No More

摘要

THE AGRICHEMICALS industry in Kenya is up in arms over a decision by the government to impose a 16% value-added tax (VAT) on crop protection products.In a move that has stunned the industry, the government has removed pesticides from the category of products exempted from VAT and backdated the effective date to July 1, a development that has ignited fury and opposition from formu-lators and importers.