State sets sights on Sh2.8trn taxes from small businesses

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KRA Commissioner General Githii Mburu. FILE PHOTO | NMG

The government is eying a record Sh2.8 trillion from the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), raising fears that President William Ruto might deviate from his pro-small business campaign promise.

In the 2023 Draft Budget Policy Statement (BPS) the National Treasury noted plans for tax base expansion in the hard-to-tax informal sector, with a special focus on MSMEs.

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