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https://www.ghafla.co.ke/ug/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2018/05/Social-Media-e1518208936600-768x412.png768412Social media tax will be effective starting next financial year after parliament passed the Excise Duty (Amendment) Bill, 2018 yesterday evening. The bill also approved the proposed tax on mobile money transactions and old vehicles. Social media users will be charged Shs70,000 annually. The committee Vice Chairperson Joy Katali defended the new tax arguing that […]