East African states seek harmonisation of VAT

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East African states seek harmonisation of VAT

Budget speeches on Thursday of this week in Nairobi, Kampala and Dar Es Salaam are expected to point to proposals to harmonise value-added tax (VAT) in the states of the East African Community (EAC

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