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Kenya:
Forget Tax Incentives, Actionaid Tells Govt
Capital FM, 8 July 2013
ActionAid International has asked the government to eliminate discretionary tax incentives as they have no monetary and investment value. Read more »
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Kenya:
Publishers Oppose VAT On Books
Capital FM, 8 July 2013
The Kenya Publishers Association on Monday demanded that the government review the VAT Bill that seeks to tax zero-rated goods and services at the standard 16 percent. Read more »
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Kenya:
VAT Bill Will Increase Cost of Living, Says MP
The Star, 8 July 2013
Kiminini MP Chris Wamalwa has said he will support changes to the VAT Bill (2013) at the committee stage. Addressing the press outside the Trans Nzoia West provincial… Read more »
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Kenya:
Coast MPs to Reject VAT Bill
The Star, 8 July 2013
Coast MPs plan to reject the VAT bill that seeks to tax foodstuff, saying the move will hurt Kenyans. Ganze MP Peter Shehe led the MPs in resolving that the Bill should be rejected… Read more »
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Kenya:
VAT Bill Worries Kenyans
EA Business, 8 July 2013
The Kenyan government last week tabled a controversial Bill in parliament that seeks to tax basic items. Read more »
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Africa:
The Ugly Side of Aid Donation to Africa
The Star, 6 July 2013
Just as most things in life, the story of aid in Africa has two sides. There are those who argue that Africa needs tonnes of aid to lift itself out of poverty. Read more »
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Kenya:
State Behind Revenue Targets By SH200 Billion
The Star, 5 July 2013
THE government was behind its revenue targets by close to Sh200 billion as at the end of May, National Treasury figures show. Read more »
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Kenya:
KRA to Electronically Collect Tax
CIO, 5 July 2013
Pan - African Financial Services provider UBA Kenya Bank Ltd. has announced a partnership with the Kenya Revenue Authority to pilot an online tax remittance/collection system aimed… Read more »
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Kenya:
Importers Clash With KRA Over New Container Taxes
The Star, 5 July 2013
Importers at the Port of Mombasa are protesting a decision by Kenya Revenue Authority to increase taxes on goods with most of them refusing to pay since Monday. Read more »
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Africa:
Kenyans Mobilise Against Taxing the Poor
Fahamu, 4 July 2013
A bill sponsored by the government and backed by IMF to raise more money to finance a huge budget announced recently seeks to impose value added tax on basic commodities. This has… Read more »
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Kenya:
Government Drops Unga Tax Proposal
The Star, 4 July 2013
The government has dropped attempts to tax maize and wheat products in the VAT Bill 2013. A statement from the Presidential Press Service yesterday said maize flour and bread will… Read more »
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Kenya:
Activists Holds Demo Demanding Scrapping Tax On All Basic Commodities
The Star, 4 July 2013
Activists from the civil society will today hold a demonstration to urge the government to exempt tax on all basic commodities and not just maize flour and bread. The activists… Read more »
