Slow firms recovery denies KRA Sh11bn in corporate taxes

Times Tower in Nairobi, the headquarters of Kenya Revenue Authority. PHOTO | DENNIS ONSONGO | NMG

The taxman has missed the corporate tax target in the first half of the current financial year by Sh10.9 billion, pointing to slower recovery of companies from the Covid-19 pandemic than the Treasury projections.

Taxes on corporate earnings in the review period amounted to Sh186.67 billion against a goal of Sh197.59 billion, according to data published by the Treasury this week.

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