- Kenya plans to launch a new VAT on electric vehicles, bikes, buses, and solar and lithium-ion batteries
- The aim is to widen Kenya’s tax base and eliminate certain exemptions
- The eco-tax is expected to raise the price of a 60-kilogram solar battery by $312
- Concerns have been raised that the taxes could impede adoption and discourage investment in the e-mobility sector
- The Kenyan government defended the tax changes as necessary to deal with the country’s debt burden and finance development projects.
Source: africataxreview.com
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