Businesses and individuals within the region will have to grapple with higher costs of airtime and internet data, as governments move to enforce the new excise duty rates outlined in their respective 2021/22 financial year budgets.
In Kenya, the government increased excise duty on airtime and telephone services from 15 percent to 20 percent. Airtel Kenya was the first telco to notify its customers that it would be increasing call rates to align with the new excise duty.
