not really. prices go up all the time the market is inefficient

Ditto.

Whenever a company's goods are zero rated, they hardly lower the prices. When the size of bread was reduced to 400g, from 500g, the benefit did not cascade down to the consumer. VAT refunds have been a source of disputes/legal battles with the government, a perfect source of demand for kickbacks

C&P from the DN

The Finance Committee has bowed to pressure from various sectors and will ask MPs to increase the number of goods that are either zero-rated or exempt from Value Added Tax.

A report in the National Assembly by committee chairman Benjamin Langat (Ainamoi, URP) says the team will also remove unprocessed milk from the list of exempt goods because its sale is barred by the Dairy Act.

Despite the ban, unprocessed milk is sold in many parts of the country and the Treasury and Kenya Revenue Authority say that exempting it would cushion the poor.

there is a very important celebration coming:the Kenyan golden bash. we need this money fast.mps harakisheni hii bill tipate pesa.time is running out.

KRA: CLARIFICATION ON VALUE ADDED TAX ACT, 2013
Pursuant to Section 53 of the Value Added Tax Act, 2013 (“the Act”) the Commissioner General provides the following clarification in respect of the tax status of certain products covered by the Act.

Milk products

For the purpose of the Act, the term “unprocessed milk” shall include milk that has undergone heat treatment to eradicate harmful bacteria but for which no significant value addition has taken place, so as to change its essential character as milk meant for ordinary use, whether sold in packaged form or otherwise dispensed.

The clarification however excludes milk products not qualifying as milk for ordinary use including the following:
Flavoured milk,
Buttermilk,
Curdled milk,
Cream,
Yoghurt,
Kephir and other fermented and acidified milk and cream;

whether or not concentrated or containing sugar additives or other similar sweetening matter or containing fruits, nuts, cocoa or other similar additives.

Bread

The term “ordinary bread” as used in the Act covers all breads falling under tariff code 1905.90.90 and which are sold for general consumption including white and brown bread but does not include crisp and ginger breads primarily used in the catering industry.

Persons who require further support in respect of the matters above or any other matter concerning the VAT Act, 2013 should contact our support teams through email: VAT2013@kra.go.ke or telephones: 2817062/0711099999/4999999. You may also consult our website (www.kra.go.ke/index.php/vat2013/contacts)for additional details.