About 70 per cent of cargo imports may in a couple of months be declared on a centralised electronic tax system in a renewed bid to nab tax cheats at major border entry points.
Treasury Principal Secretary Kamau Thugge says the lion’s share of the additional Sh4.3 billion to the taxman in the supplementary budget in April will be invested in enhancing its capacity to scan, carry out surveillance and track goods at the port of entry and those in transit.