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Will it be 30pc, 35pc or a figure midway? States still split over fourth tariff band

Industrialists say that reducing electricity tariffs by 50 percent would make Rwanda manufacturing competitive.

Industrialists say that reducing electricity tariffs by 50 percent would make Rwanda manufacturing competitive. PHOTO | FILE

By  Luke Anami

Correspondent in Nairobi, Kenya

Nation Media Group

Pressure is mounting on the East African Community (EAC) partner states to agree on a common external tariff (CET) fourth band.

The EAC has been carrying out a comprehensive review of the CET since 2018 to adopt the fourth band at either 30 percent or 35 percent.

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