Taxation on winning bets drops by Sh1.4 billion

Betting Control and Licensing Board Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Peter Mbugi. PHOTO | JEFF ANGOTE | NMG

Withholding tax on winning bets, which was paid to the Kenya Revenue Authority in the year ended June, dropped by Sh1.42 billion reflecting a slump in an industry amid clamping down on the addictive sector.

The taxman said it collected Sh5.67 billion in withholding tax from winning bets in the period under review reflecting a drop of 19 percent from Sh7.09 billion a year earlier.

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