{"id":110932,"date":"2025-02-24T13:04:10","date_gmt":"2025-02-24T13:04:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/index.php\/2025\/02\/24\/treasury-undertakes-to-cover-import-duty-vat-on-ramadhan-dates\/"},"modified":"2025-02-24T13:04:10","modified_gmt":"2025-02-24T13:04:10","slug":"treasury-undertakes-to-cover-import-duty-vat-on-ramadhan-dates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/treasury-undertakes-to-cover-import-duty-vat-on-ramadhan-dates\/","title":{"rendered":"Treasury undertakes to cover import duty, VAT on Ramadhan dates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 24 <em>\u2013 <\/em>Environment Cabinet Aden Duale has welcomed the government\u2019s move to cover import duty and Value Added Tax (VAT) on dates being imported for Iftar.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>According to Duale, this initiative underscores the administration\u2019s dedication to fostering religious inclusivity and national unity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe extend our heartfelt gratitude to President William Ruto for the government\u2019s unwavering support and solidarity with Kenya\u2019s Muslim community through the importation of duty-free dates for this year\u2019s Holy Month of Ramadan, set to begin on March 31st,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis noble initiative eases access to this essential fruit for Iftar and further reflects the government\u2019s commitment to fostering religious inclusivity and national unity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The announcement follows a request from the Supreme Council of Kenyan Muslims, seeking tax exemption on imported dates for Ramadan use.<\/p>\n<p>In response, the Ministry of National Treasury and Economic Planning granted exemption from the Import Declaration Fee (IDF) and the Railway Development Levy (RDL) on the imported dates.<\/p>\n<p>The National Chairman of the Supreme Council of Kenyan Muslims has been requested to provide the necessary documentation for customs clearance to facilitate a smooth importation process.<\/p>\n<p>Traditionally, Muslims break their fasts with dates animating the actions of the prophet Muhammad in the Quran.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 24 \u2013 Environment Cabinet Aden Duale has welcomed the government\u2019s move to cover import duty and Value Added Tax (VAT) on dates being imported for Iftar. According to Duale, this initiative underscores the administration\u2019s dedication to fostering religious inclusivity and national unity. \u201cWe extend our heartfelt gratitude to President William Ruto for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-110932","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110932","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=110932"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110932\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=110932"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=110932"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=110932"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}