Big blow for poor people as prices of goods go up

422 views · Published 15 June 2018 · 1:50 · Indexed 25 September 2026

Channel: KTN News Kenya · 2018 · News & Politics

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Life just got tougher for millions of poor households following sweeping changes in new taxation measures to be unveiled by National Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich this afternoon. He will impose Value Added Tax on essential commodities such as milk and bread that have been previously exempt, raising their prices by about a fifth in his plans to raise nearly Sh1.8 trillion












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