#mitumba

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Parliament Drops the Mitumba Tax from Finance Bill 2026. But CS Mbadi Wants It Back.

The National Assembly has removed the proposed 5% deemed profit tax on mitumba imports from the Finance Bill 2026. CS Mbadi confirmed the cu...

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CS Mbadi Says Gikomba Traders Asked for the Mitumba Tax. Here is What He Actually Said, and What He Left Out.

Treasury CS John Mbadi says the proposed mitumba tax in Finance Bill 2026 originated from a meeting with Gikomba traders who wanted a simple...

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Finance Bill 2026 Proposes a New Tax on Mitumba at the Border. Here is How the 5% "Deemed Profit" Would Work.

The Finance Bill 2026 introduces Section 12H into the Income Tax Act, imposing a deemed profit tax on imported second-hand clothing. Traders...