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Burundi's new import tax causes standoff at major port

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Burundi's new taxation system has been met with staunch opposition from traders who feel the new taxation system is destroying their businesses. However the government through it's taxation office (OBR) has dismissed the claims as baseless. This confrontation has led to a large back log of goods in the country's main port. Ramadhani Kibuga has filed the following report from Bujumbura, Burundi.


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Burundi's new taxation system has been met with staunch opposition from traders who feel the new taxation system is destroying their businesses. However the government through it's taxation office (OBR) has dismissed the claims as baseless. This confrontation has led to a large back log of goods in the country's main port. Ramadhani Kibuga has filed the following report from Bujumbura, Burundi.



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