{"id":23127,"date":"2021-02-24T20:21:36","date_gmt":"2021-02-24T20:21:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/?p=23127"},"modified":"2021-02-24T20:21:36","modified_gmt":"2021-02-24T20:21:36","slug":"govt-exempts-dates-from-tax-during-ramadhan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/community\/govt-exempts-dates-from-tax-during-ramadhan","title":{"rendered":"Govt Exempts Dates From Tax During Ramadhan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>AfricaPress-Kenya:<\/strong> The government has issued a statement through the National Treasury Cabinet secretary Ukur Yattani allowing the duty-free importation of dates\u00a0during the month of Ramadhan.<\/p>\n<p>Dates are dark-skinned fruits with minimal rips and tears harvested from date palm trees.<\/p>\n<p>The Holy month of Ramadhan entails fasting which is\u00a0among the five pillars of Islam and is\u00a0observed by Muslims worldwide who break their fast at sundown every evening. They consume dates before eating any other meal during this period.<\/p>\n<p>The start of Ramadan fluctuates every\u00a0year because the lunar Islamic calendar follows the phases of the moon. The beginning and end are determined by a moon-sighting committee in Saudi Arabia. In this regard, the government has lifted the taxes for the month which will be observed from \u00a0April 12, 2021, to May 13, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In the past few years, the government as a gesture of manifesting goodwill to our Muslim brothers has\u00a0allowed the duty-free importation\u00a0of dates for use by the Muslims or paid the relevant taxes in the absence of legal provisions for waivers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In order to give the same support to our Muslim brothers, the government has authorized that the dates be imported and cleared between April 1, 2021, and May 2021 be done without the payment of taxes, import Declaration Fee and Railway Development Levy,&#8221; read the statement signed by Commissioner General of Kenya Revenue Authority, Githii Mburu.<\/p>\n<p>The Tourism Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala on Wednesday, February 24, acknowledged the lift and\u00a0 thanked the President in a tweet on his page.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The government has once again allowed duty-free importation of dates, during the Holy Month of Ramadhan. On behalf of my Muslim brothers and sisters, I\u2019d like to express my gratitude to President Uhuru Kenyatta, for his continued support to the Muslim community,&#8221; he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>According to Muslims, Ramadhan\u00a0teaches them to practise\u00a0self-discipline,\u00a0self-control, sacrifice, and empathy for those who are less fortunate, thus encouraging actions of generosity and compulsory charity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AfricaPress-Kenya: The government has issued a statement through the National Treasury Cabinet secretary Ukur Yattani allowing the duty-free importation of dates\u00a0during the month of Ramadhan. Dates are dark-skinned fruits with minimal rips and tears harvested from date palm trees. 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