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    "content": "county governments and government agencies who directly or indirectly offer services to the tea industry. These taxes and levies are perceived by farmers as hindering ease of doing business and reducing their level of income. Mr. Speaker, Sir, in this regard, there has been regular consultation between the industry stakeholders and the government to review some of the taxes, cess fees and levies. From the consultations, it has emerged that there are only eight national taxes which include the 16 per cent VAT. Interventions by the Ministry to reduce impact of taxes and levies on tea and profitability are as follows:- (1) The Ministry has petitioned the National Treasury to exempt locally sold tea from VAT. (2) The agricultural produce cess has since ceased following enactment of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Authority Act, 2013. (3) In the draft tea regulations, it has been proposed that tea Ad Valorem levy currently charged at one per cent on tea exports be reduced to 0.7 per cent. On question 2.2 on why tea farmers have to wait for 12 months to receive a one off payment called bonus while tea payment is usually done by the fall of the hammer at the auction, the Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) managed factories financial year ends on 30th June of every year. Based on the audited accounts that are normally finalized in August, the tea factories boards of directors declare a one off payment called bonus by mid-September. The bonus is promptly paid on 24th October every year. Further to the bonus payment, the following payments are also made to farmers:- (1) Monthly payments of Ksh14 per kilogramme. (2) Mini bonus; this is an interim second payment which is based on six months crop deliveries. The directors of factories could resolve to pay a mini bonus. This resolution to pay mini bonus is largely guided by a combination of the following factors: Performance, factory tradition---"
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