EDITORIAL: Treasury should consider spending, debt binge cuts

National Treasury building. FILE PHOTO | NMG

The Treasury’s borrowing plan for the next two years will see Kenya pile on the equivalent of Sh2.5 billion daily in new debt, an indication of how much the taxpayer is struggling to finance the exchequer.

The implications of Kenya’s rapid accumulation of debt are stark. The rising repayments are draining the public purse and forcing higher taxes upon the already stretched taxpayer.

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