Tax application stays are distorting intra-EAC trade, Nduva cautions

EAC Secretary-General Veronica Nduva addresses the Kepsa-EAC SG Roundtable in Nairobi, Kenya on August 14, 2024. PHOTO | POOL

The East African Community Secretariat has cautioned the private sector in partner states against frequent requests for stay of application of tax on products that are readily available in the region.

Speaking during the Kenya Private Sector Alliance (Kepsa)-EAC Secretary-General Roundtable in Nairobi on Wednesday, EAC boss Veronica Nduva said the stays were distorting trade within the region.