Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwandan finance ministers will be outlining their budgetary allocations to key priority sectors to bolster economic growth and the various taxation measures to fund the budgets. Kenya has been allowed by EAC finance ministers to continue charging import duty on rice at 35 percent instead of the EAC rate of 75 percent for another one year. Also, wheat will be imported at 10 percent import duty instead of the EAC 35 percent. Imported leather bags to stay at 35 percent instead of the EAC 25 percent. New custom measuresKenya granted duty remission on import of assembly items for mobile phones, smartphones and laptops.
