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EAC extends 15pc motorcycle tax waiver

Motorcycle assemblers have won further extension of a special tax waiver on imported parts, raising hope for growth of the sector.

Harrison Mwakyembe, chairman of the East Africa Community (EAC) Council of Ministers, said the waiver would now be extended to June 2016.

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