Audit exposes how KRA dished out Sh3.4 bn illegal tax waivers

Auditor General Nancy Gathungu.

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The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) dished out tax waivers to the tune of Sh3.4 billion to businesses and individuals who had not applied for them, even as top-level government officials claimed to crack down on heavy tax expenditures.

During the year to June 2023, the Auditor-General revealed, KRA granted 273 waivers and tax variations totalling Sh3.44 billion.

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