{"id":411799,"date":"2018-03-21T21:53:31","date_gmt":"2018-03-21T21:53:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=411799"},"modified":"2018-03-22T06:59:23","modified_gmt":"2018-03-22T06:59:23","slug":"govt-suspends-import-vat-phones-day-old-chicks-others","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2018\/03\/govt-suspends-import-vat-phones-day-old-chicks-others\/","title":{"rendered":"Govt suspends import VAT on phones, day-old chicks, others"},"content":{"rendered":"
Government has suspended the charging of import VAT on some 64 commodity groups effective Wednesday, March 21, 2018.<\/p>\n
The decision was arrived at after extensive consultation between the government and various stakeholders.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”EWlGK1fFMcmxK8eRP7hFpxfGsV7uN27P”]Citi Business News<\/strong>\u00a0understands that the charges had been implemented since the 1st<\/sup>\u00a0of March this year.<\/p>\n The traders of such commodities comprising mobile phones, day old chicks, outboard motors and electrical transformers, have resisted the taxes citing the high cost of operation.<\/p>\n