Job cuts leave taxman with Sh34bn hole

National Treasury secretary Henry Rotich. file photo | nmg

Job cuts and freeze in new hiring pushed the taxman’s payroll collection down by Sh34.24 billion below the official target in the nine months to March.

The Treasury’s third quarter economic review indicates that the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) netted Sh217.75 billion in pay-as-you-earn (PAYE) tax against an ambitious target of Sh251.98 billion.

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Note: The results are not exact but very close to the actual.