Bar owners seek to halt KRA bid to raise beer tax

An African woman drinking a beer at a beach bar. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Bar operators have moved to court seeking to stop Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) from increasing taxes on beer with effect from November 2.

In a case filed under a certificate of urgency, the operators under the Pubs, Entertainment Restaurants Association of Kenya (Perak) argue that the tax burden would increase beer prices and drive most of them out of business.

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