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fuchu
#1 Posted : Wednesday, May 12, 2010 8:52:07 PM
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WE'll be having new tax brackets from June this year. The lowest bracket will start at a higher income and the bands will be wider. Info courtesy of The Standard

This is most welcome. IMHO, the result will be higher disposable incomes. consequently the prices of most items will go up resulting in Demand-driven inflation.

Economists. how do we avoid inflation that may result from this govt action.
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Njung'e
#2 Posted : Friday, May 14, 2010 9:28:30 AM
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@Fuchu,
Kindly give us figures......but good move.The money that goes to taxes....aiiii!!
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Njung'e
#3 Posted : Friday, May 14, 2010 9:44:24 AM
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@Fuchu,

I dug this....

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Low income group looks like the beneficiary......and the 30% tax apply at 60K....Hell...!!Anyone earning below 200K does not deserve to pay this 30%.
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milken
#4 Posted : Friday, May 14, 2010 1:18:46 PM
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For a person earning over 120K, the difference will be about Kshs9,500.
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mukiha
#5 Posted : Friday, May 14, 2010 8:10:57 PM
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Two corrections:

1] KRA does NOT fix tax bands. that is the job of Minister for Finance; usually done during the budget

2] Tax bands are NEVER change mid year. Even though changes are usually announced during the budget in June, the effective date is always 1st January of the following year.

Nevertheless; a change is way overdue. I can't remember the last time there was an adjustment...could it be close to a decade ago?
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mukiha
#6 Posted : Monday, May 17, 2010 7:12:08 AM
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On second thought, why do we exempt low income earners from income tax? Isn't it unfair to deny them an opportunity to contribute to national development? After all, the consume the largest proportion of government services - hospitals, schools, etc
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Wa_ithaka
#7 Posted : Monday, May 17, 2010 7:34:33 AM
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Mukiha-that is what is called a progressive tax system...
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Chaka
#8 Posted : Monday, May 17, 2010 7:44:57 AM
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When was the last time the 'personal relief' was revised?
The Kshs1,162 is a joke.What is the relief based on?
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mukiha
#9 Posted : Monday, May 17, 2010 8:01:08 AM
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Wa_ithaka wrote:
Mukiha-that is what is called a progressive tax system...

Whose PROGRESS?
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mukiha
#10 Posted : Monday, May 17, 2010 8:06:28 AM
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Chaka wrote:
When was the last time the 'personal relief' was revised?
The Kshs1,162 is a joke.What is the relief based on?

This comes to about Sh38 per day. It is intended to remove low-income people from taxation. Sh38 is not a small amount in country where half the population lives on less than sh80 a day.

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