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Horticulture farmers cry foul over delayed Sh12 billion VAT refunds

A worker sorts flowers at the Maridadi flower farm in Naivasha. [Antony Gitonga, Standard]

The Agricultural Employers Association (AEA) has warned that the agriculture sector is on the verge of collapse to failure by the government to pay more than Sh12 billion Value Added Tax (VAT) refunds owed to farmers.

The situation has been worsened by ongoing rains that have wiped out produce worth millions of shillings amid plans by the Government to increase some taxes in the Finance Bill 2024.

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