The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) is fighting plans to have the taxman collect workers’ monthly pension contributions in a row centred around commissions that the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) will earn for the job.
The taxman has made plans to start collecting the Sh400 monthly pension contribution per person together with tax in what could potentially lead to job losses, especially for NSSF field officers who ensure that employers deduct and remit their workers’ contributions. However, NSSF has accused KRA of seeking easy money and is against the taxman’s move to deduct workers’ contributions as commission for collecting the retirement savings on behalf of the fund.
