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The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has unearthed a tax evasion syndicate involving sellers of various types of liquor in Embu, Tharaka Nithi and Meru counties.
On Tuesday, KRA impounded over 2,000 cartons of assorted alcoholic drinks in Meru which were bearing fake stamps, in which the taxman lost Sh6 million in duty and value added tax (VAT), he said.
Mr Nyagah said investigations revealed that there were about 20 trucks supplying the products in the region each month which they suspect engage in such business, resulting to the loss of the Sh100 million.
According to the officer, the practice is prevalent in the region with a trend where distributors who own shops in major towns in these counties do not stock the products in their outlets. Instead, they hide them in go-downs and residential areas and then move the products to the shops in small quantities.
On Tuesday, KRA impounded over 2,000 cartons of assorted alcoholic drinks in Meru which were bearing fake stamps, in which the taxman lost Sh6 million in duty and value added tax (VAT), he said.
Mr Nyagah said investigations revealed that there were about 20 trucks supplying the products in the region each month which they suspect engage in such business, resulting to the loss of the Sh100 million.
According to the officer, the practice is prevalent in the region with a trend where distributors who own shops in major towns in these counties do not stock the products in their outlets. Instead, they hide them in go-downs and residential areas and then move the products to the shops in small quantities.
