Previously, Finance Bills relied on measures such as higher excise duty on products like alcohol, cigarettes, confectionery, imported goods, motorcycles and mobile phone airtime to drive higher...
By
Charles Mwaniki
Business Reporter
Nation Media Group
The National Treasury has refrained from introducing higher taxes to fund this year’s Sh4.845 trillion budget, as lessons from the controversial Finance Bill 2024, which triggered deadly protests, continue to influence the government’s revenue-raising measures.
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