[Skunkworks] Proposed Tax bill to impose VAT on zero rated consumer goods

Finance minister Njeru githae has published a tax bill to impose VAT on consumer goods that had been zero rated among them maize, rice, wheat, sugar, milk, edible vegetable fats and oil, fertilisers and pesticides. This will push up the prices by between 10% and 16% thus making common mwananchi to suffer more. More over apparently products meant for export or used by the diplomatic corps would continue to enjoy the zero rate. is this acceptable considering how tuff things are right now? -- kind regards, kibe wachira. software developer. tel:+254721888474 email:kiffea@gmail.com