2020 Amendment Bill:

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Cost of bread, milk, cream, cooking gas, fuel, mosquito nets, vaccines, medical products expected to shoot up

Inclusion of excise duty etc in the computation of VAT on fuel will increase the cost of petroleum products

Seriously? https://www.nation.co.ke/news/Experts--Uhuru-tax--breaks--to-hit-ordinary-Kenyan-hard/1056-5517370-iwyl2rz/index.html
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And at a time tourism is hurting the most, government technocrats want the industry slapped with an even bigger tax burden

The proposed law wants to tax goods for direct and exclusive use for the construction of tourism facilities, recreational parks of 50 acres or more...
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Entry fees to national parks, reserves as well as services of tour operators, excluding in-house supplies – which were tax exempt – will also attract 14 per cent VAT if lawmakers approve the proposals.
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Experts say the inclusion of excise duty and other charges in the computation of VAT on fuel will trigger an increase in prices of most products that depend on fuel for their manufacture as well as thousands of homesteads and hotels that rely LPG for cooking.
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Its has increased from zero to 14 per cent VAT payable on all inputs and raw materials, whether produced locally or imported, supplied to manufacturers of agricultural pest control products upon recommendation by the CS for the time being responsible for agriculture.
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The bill proposes to increase the withholding tax rate on dividends paid to non-residents from 10 to 15 per cent, clawing away the benefit from reduction of the corporation tax rate.

Transporting goods by non-residents will attract higher withholding tax of 20 per cent.
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The bill has reversed the gains made in the fight against plastics.

It revised the corporation tax rate on companies operating plastic recycling plants upwards to 25 per cent, same level as resident firms dealing in other goods and services.
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The disallowing of expenses relating to social infrastructure projects will be a blow to target communities.

“Potential donors will be discouraged from investing in social welfare projects if the expenses will not be allowable against their income for tax purposes.
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The government also reduced paye for top earners from 30 to 25 per cent.

This measure, however, leaves out middle-income earners, who form the bulk of formal workers. These group earns Sh24,000 to Sh50,000.
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