Telcos weigh strain as 5% airtime tax starts June

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Starting from 1 June, every airtime recharge will attract a 5 percent tax that will go to the government, and telecommunications companies (telcos) are weighing the impacts it would have on the industry and consumers. Experts say the implementation of the tax will increase the burden of taxation

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