The country’s finance minister has emphasized the need to fund teachers’ pay and other essential services
Kenya’s government is set to reinstate some of the tax measures that were previously scrapped following deadly protests in June, Kenyan Finance Minister John Mbadi has said.
In an interview with Citizen TV news agency on Sunday, Mbadi explained that while some of the tax measures would be modified and not all would be reinstated, they are necessary to cover essential expenditure, including the payment of teachers’ wages.
“We have lined up 47 amendments, among them the eco-levy. We will, however, remove the ban on sanitary pads and other sensitive items,” he stated.
Mbadi revealed that the government is contemplating around 49 tax measures aimed at generating approximately 150 billion Kenyan shillings ($1.2 billion).
Among the proposed measures is the reintroduction of an “eco-levy” on goods like electronic items and plastic packaging, which is intended to address environmental concerns by reducing waste.
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