Finance Act 2022: State now forcing you to live a basic life

Imported SIM cards will be taxed at Sh50 per card from Friday. FILE PHOTO | NMG

The Finance Act, which is generally a statement of the power of taxation that ‘we the people’ donated to the State, has become a statement of misery.

The Finance Act of 2022 best captures this message. In fact, broadly, it conveys two key messages. First, the Government wants to enforce basic living by continuing to heavily tax luxury, even the most essential luxuries that gets the wheels of life to spin smoothly.

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