From today [Friday], consumers are facing higher prices of alcohol, juices, cosmetics and beauty products as the government enforces new taxes to fund this financial year’s Sh3.3 trillion budget, further raising the cost of living.
The new consumption taxes, aimed at partly raising an additional Sh50.4 billion in revenue, will add to a double-digit jump in food prices that have pushed the cost of living to a nearly five-year high.
