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Flat Rate Excise Duty On Used Motor Vehicles
vky
#41 Posted : Saturday, December 05, 2015 2:43:08 PM
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also noted that the VAT payable has also gone up significantly, under the old regime VAT for a seven year old mazda demio was 55,302 in the new regime this has shot up to 78,085 because of this 200k excise duty malarkey
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jerry
#42 Posted : Saturday, December 05, 2015 7:40:23 PM
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jimmy1 wrote:
Swenani wrote:
If a car is expensive(CRSP of Kshs 6M+),then the duty has dropped.

Correct. I have confirmed this

What have you confirmed? Kindly clarify.
The opposite of courage is not cowardice, it's conformity.
jimmy1
#43 Posted : Saturday, December 05, 2015 11:08:02 PM
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jerry wrote:
jimmy1 wrote:
Swenani wrote:
If a car is expensive(CRSP of Kshs 6M+),then the duty has dropped.

Correct. I have confirmed this

What have you confirmed? Kindly clarify.

Someone cleared a Land Rover range Rover Sport HSE, 2720cc, Year 2008 (CRSP value 9671111). Duty was 897k instead of 1.051M
jerry
#44 Posted : Sunday, December 06, 2015 11:39:37 AM
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jimmy1 wrote:
jerry wrote:
jimmy1 wrote:
Swenani wrote:
If a car is expensive(CRSP of Kshs 6M+),then the duty has dropped.

Correct. I have confirmed this

What have you confirmed? Kindly clarify.

Someone cleared a Land Rover range Rover Sport HSE, 2720cc, Year 2008 (CRSP value 9671111). Duty was 897k instead of 1.051M

Thanks @jimmy1. However, we need to confirm that the reduction in duty is not due to factors other than "capping of excise duty" at 150k/200k (regardless of durable value).
The opposite of courage is not cowardice, it's conformity.
jimmy1
#45 Posted : Monday, December 07, 2015 6:27:06 AM
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jerry wrote:
Thanks @jimmy1. However, we need to confirm that the reduction in duty is not due to factors other than "capping of excise duty" at 150k/200k (regardless of durable value).

Which factors do you have in mind?
enyands
#46 Posted : Monday, March 28, 2016 4:26:07 AM
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Duty on the popular. models, Toyota Belta (1290cc), Toyota Premio (1490cc) and Honda Fit (1290cc) was up by Sh98,001, Sh124,000 and Sh145,291 respectively.

Luxury cars like Range Rovers and Mercedes Benz, which account for a small share of all vehicle imports, however saw their excise taxes drop by up to Sh1 million.

link

And we say the govt wants common Mwananchi to prosper, that's kenya for you
jerry
#47 Posted : Monday, March 28, 2016 9:41:45 AM
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enyands wrote:


Duty on the popular. models, Toyota Belta (1290cc), Toyota Premio (1490cc) and Honda Fit (1290cc) was up by Sh98,001, Sh124,000 and Sh145,291 respectively.

Luxury cars like Range Rovers and Mercedes Benz, which account for a small share of all vehicle imports, however saw their excise taxes drop by up to Sh1 million.

link

And we say the govt wants common Mwananchi to prosper, that's kenya for you

"The excise taxes are set to rise each year at a rate matching inflation and it remains to be seen what impact that will have on demand for vehicles in the coming years."
The opposite of courage is not cowardice, it's conformity.
enyands
#48 Posted : Monday, March 28, 2016 12:39:35 PM
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jerry wrote:
enyands wrote:


Duty on the popular. models, Toyota Belta (1290cc), Toyota Premio (1490cc) and Honda Fit (1290cc) was up by Sh98,001, Sh124,000 and Sh145,291 respectively.

Luxury cars like Range Rovers and Mercedes Benz, which account for a small share of all vehicle imports, however saw their excise taxes drop by up to Sh1 million.

link

And we say the govt wants common Mwananchi to prosper, that's kenya for you

"The excise taxes are set to rise each year at a rate matching inflation and it remains to be seen what impact that will have on demand for vehicles in the coming years."


What makes me annoyed is that they have increased the rate for common Mwananchi and not only have they made it same rate for high end cars that are fuel inefficient and environmentally unfriendly ,they have reduced the price.

Feels like telling people you have to be rich or else punished for not. Someone's not reasoning somewhere
enyands
#49 Posted : Monday, March 28, 2016 12:41:22 PM
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jerry wrote:
enyands wrote:


Duty on the popular. models, Toyota Belta (1290cc), Toyota Premio (1490cc) and Honda Fit (1290cc) was up by Sh98,001, Sh124,000 and Sh145,291 respectively.

Luxury cars like Range Rovers and Mercedes Benz, which account for a small share of all vehicle imports, however saw their excise taxes drop by up to Sh1 million.

link

And we say the govt wants common Mwananchi to prosper, that's kenya for you

"The excise taxes are set to rise each year at a rate matching inflation and it remains to be seen what impact that will have on demand for vehicles in the coming years."


What makes me annoyed is that they have increased the rate for common Mwananchi and not only have they made it same rate for high end cars that are fuel inefficient and environmentally unfriendly ,they have reduced the price.

Feels like telling people you have to be rich or else punished for not. Someone's not reasoning somewhere.sounds selfish
Swenani
#50 Posted : Monday, March 28, 2016 1:38:13 PM
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enyands wrote:


Duty on the popular. models, Toyota Belta (1290cc), Toyota Premio (1490cc) and Honda Fit (1290cc) was up by Sh98,001, Sh124,000 and Sh145,291 respectively.

Luxury cars like Range Rovers and Mercedes Benz, which account for a small share of all vehicle imports, however saw their excise taxes drop by up to Sh1 million.

link

And we say the govt wants common Mwananchi to prosper, that's kenya for you


Prosper by importing second hand cars which pollutes enevironment?

Excise duty is meant to discourage consumption of harmful goods/services that's why it's called sin tax.

Common mwananchi is not worried about owning a car but having accommodation, food and cothing
If Obiero did it, Who Am I?
sitaki.kujulikana
#51 Posted : Monday, March 28, 2016 1:43:31 PM
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Swenani wrote:
enyands wrote:


Duty on the popular. models, Toyota Belta (1290cc), Toyota Premio (1490cc) and Honda Fit (1290cc) was up by Sh98,001, Sh124,000 and Sh145,291 respectively.

Luxury cars like Range Rovers and Mercedes Benz, which account for a small share of all vehicle imports, however saw their excise taxes drop by up to Sh1 million.

link

And we say the govt wants common Mwananchi to prosper, that's kenya for you


Prosper by importing second hand cars which pollutes enevironment?

Excise duty is meant to discourage consumption of harmful goods/services that's why it's called sin tax.

Common mwananchi is not worried about owning a car but having accommodation, food and cothing

The common mwananchi travels in an overloaded probox, his food is ferried in tinted vitz, and his mutumba bales are shared between boda boda and the cheap advans.
Swenani
#52 Posted : Monday, March 28, 2016 1:47:54 PM
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sitaki.kujulikana wrote:
Swenani wrote:
enyands wrote:


Duty on the popular. models, Toyota Belta (1290cc), Toyota Premio (1490cc) and Honda Fit (1290cc) was up by Sh98,001, Sh124,000 and Sh145,291 respectively.

Luxury cars like Range Rovers and Mercedes Benz, which account for a small share of all vehicle imports, however saw their excise taxes drop by up to Sh1 million.

link

And we say the govt wants common Mwananchi to prosper, that's kenya for you


Prosper by importing second hand cars which pollutes enevironment?

Excise duty is meant to discourage consumption of harmful goods/services that's why it's called sin tax.

Common mwananchi is not worried about owning a car but having accommodation, food and cothing

The common mwananchi travels in an overloaded probox, his food is ferried in tinted vitz, and his mutumba bales are shared between boda boda and the cheap advans.


The common mwananchi uses boda boda thus why excise duty was scrapped on motorcycles and bicyles.

Vitz, advans and probox are for the middle class

Second hand cars pollutes environment, if you want to save money,import a car which is less than 3 years old and save 50K+ and use it for long unless wewe ni mtu unapenda kudrive number plate
If Obiero did it, Who Am I?
kayhara
#53 Posted : Monday, March 28, 2016 1:56:31 PM
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Swenani wrote:
sitaki.kujulikana wrote:
Swenani wrote:
enyands wrote:


Duty on the popular. models, Toyota Belta (1290cc), Toyota Premio (1490cc) and Honda Fit (1290cc) was up by Sh98,001, Sh124,000 and Sh145,291 respectively.

Luxury cars like Range Rovers and Mercedes Benz, which account for a small share of all vehicle imports, however saw their excise taxes drop by up to Sh1 million.

link

And we say the govt wants common Mwananchi to prosper, that's kenya for you


Prosper by importing second hand cars which pollutes enevironment?

Excise duty is meant to discourage consumption of harmful goods/services that's why it's called sin tax.

Common mwananchi is not worried about owning a car but having accommodation, food and cothing

The common mwananchi travels in an overloaded probox, his food is ferried in tinted vitz, and his mutumba bales are shared between boda boda and the cheap advans.


The common mwananchi uses boda boda thus why excise duty was scrapped on motorcycles and bicyles.

Vitz, advans and probox are for the middle class

Second hand cars pollutes environment, if you want to save money,import a car which is less than 3 years old and save 50K+ and use it for long unless wewe ni mtu unapenda kudrive number plate

actually this does not help, a 7 year old car depreciates by 60-70% a 3 year by less, the difference in price after the 200k and the 150k duty still leaves the older car cheaper by far than the newer car, so the duty is no incentive to buy a newer car, they would have done away with duty for cars less than 3 years, that would have helped.
To Each His Own
Swenani
#54 Posted : Monday, March 28, 2016 2:25:17 PM
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kayhara wrote:
Swenani wrote:
sitaki.kujulikana wrote:
Swenani wrote:
enyands wrote:


Duty on the popular. models, Toyota Belta (1290cc), Toyota Premio (1490cc) and Honda Fit (1290cc) was up by Sh98,001, Sh124,000 and Sh145,291 respectively.

Luxury cars like Range Rovers and Mercedes Benz, which account for a small share of all vehicle imports, however saw their excise taxes drop by up to Sh1 million.

link

And we say the govt wants common Mwananchi to prosper, that's kenya for you


Prosper by importing second hand cars which pollutes enevironment?

Excise duty is meant to discourage consumption of harmful goods/services that's why it's called sin tax.

Common mwananchi is not worried about owning a car but having accommodation, food and cothing

The common mwananchi travels in an overloaded probox, his food is ferried in tinted vitz, and his mutumba bales are shared between boda boda and the cheap advans.


The common mwananchi uses boda boda thus why excise duty was scrapped on motorcycles and bicyles.

Vitz, advans and probox are for the middle class

Second hand cars pollutes environment, if you want to save money,import a car which is less than 3 years old and save 50K+ and use it for long unless wewe ni mtu unapenda kudrive number plate

actually this does not help, a 7 year old car depreciates by 60-70% a 3 year by less, the difference in price after the 200k and the 150k duty still leaves the older car cheaper by far than the newer car, so the duty is no incentive to buy a newer car, they would have done away with duty for cars less than 3 years, that would have helped.


Duty serves two purposes
1. Discourage imports-excise duty
2. A means of government to recover tax which GM, DT dobie etc would have paid if you had bought the car locally-VAT.
3. For fairness and equity- It is expected/assumed that a person who buys a 7 yr old car wont use it for long unlike a person who buys 2 yr old car thus why there are differences in depreciation
If Obiero did it, Who Am I?
enyands
#55 Posted : Monday, March 28, 2016 4:04:30 PM
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Swenani wrote:
kayhara wrote:
Swenani wrote:
sitaki.kujulikana wrote:
Swenani wrote:
enyands wrote:


Duty on the popular. models, Toyota Belta (1290cc), Toyota Premio (1490cc) and Honda Fit (1290cc) was up by Sh98,001, Sh124,000 and Sh145,291 respectively.

Luxury cars like Range Rovers and Mercedes Benz, which account for a small share of all vehicle imports, however saw their excise taxes drop by up to Sh1 million.

link

And we say the govt wants common Mwananchi to prosper, that's kenya for you


Prosper by importing second hand cars which pollutes enevironment?

Excise duty is meant to discourage consumption of harmful goods/services that's why it's called sin tax.

Common mwananchi is not worried about owning a car but having accommodation, food and cothing

The common mwananchi travels in an overloaded probox, his food is ferried in tinted vitz, and his mutumba bales are shared between boda boda and the cheap advans.


The common mwananchi uses boda boda thus why excise duty was scrapped on motorcycles and bicyles.

Vitz, advans and probox are for the middle class

Second hand cars pollutes environment, if you want to save money,import a car which is less than 3 years old and save 50K+ and use it for long unless wewe ni mtu unapenda kudrive number plate

actually this does not help, a 7 year old car depreciates by 60-70% a 3 year by less, the difference in price after the 200k and the 150k duty still leaves the older car cheaper by far than the newer car, so the duty is no incentive to buy a newer car, they would have done away with duty for cars less than 3 years, that would have helped.


Duty serves two purposes
1. Discourage imports-excise duty
2. A means of government to recover tax which GM, DT dobie etc would have paid if you had bought the car locally-VAT.
3. For fairness and equity- It is expected/assumed that a person who buys a 7 yr old car wont use it for long unlike a person who buys 2 yr old car thus why there are differences in depreciation



What you guys are missing is why is 2009 vits has more expensive excise than 2009 Mercedes Benz .someone explain that
Swenani
#56 Posted : Monday, March 28, 2016 4:09:53 PM
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enyands wrote:
Swenani wrote:
kayhara wrote:
Swenani wrote:
sitaki.kujulikana wrote:
Swenani wrote:
enyands wrote:


Duty on the popular. models, Toyota Belta (1290cc), Toyota Premio (1490cc) and Honda Fit (1290cc) was up by Sh98,001, Sh124,000 and Sh145,291 respectively.

Luxury cars like Range Rovers and Mercedes Benz, which account for a small share of all vehicle imports, however saw their excise taxes drop by up to Sh1 million.

link

And we say the govt wants common Mwananchi to prosper, that's kenya for you


Prosper by importing second hand cars which pollutes enevironment?

Excise duty is meant to discourage consumption of harmful goods/services that's why it's called sin tax.

Common mwananchi is not worried about owning a car but having accommodation, food and cothing

The common mwananchi travels in an overloaded probox, his food is ferried in tinted vitz, and his mutumba bales are shared between boda boda and the cheap advans.


The common mwananchi uses boda boda thus why excise duty was scrapped on motorcycles and bicyles.

Vitz, advans and probox are for the middle class

Second hand cars pollutes environment, if you want to save money,import a car which is less than 3 years old and save 50K+ and use it for long unless wewe ni mtu unapenda kudrive number plate

actually this does not help, a 7 year old car depreciates by 60-70% a 3 year by less, the difference in price after the 200k and the 150k duty still leaves the older car cheaper by far than the newer car, so the duty is no incentive to buy a newer car, they would have done away with duty for cars less than 3 years, that would have helped.


Duty serves two purposes
1. Discourage imports-excise duty
2. A means of government to recover tax which GM, DT dobie etc would have paid if you had bought the car locally-VAT.
3. For fairness and equity- It is expected/assumed that a person who buys a 7 yr old car wont use it for long unlike a person who buys 2 yr old car thus why there are differences in depreciation



What you guys are missing is why is 2009 vits has more expensive excise than 2009 Mercedes Benz .someone explain that


Never ever, what model of Merc is it?
If Obiero did it, Who Am I?
enyands
#57 Posted : Monday, March 28, 2016 4:29:53 PM
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Swenani wrote:
enyands wrote:
Swenani wrote:
kayhara wrote:
Swenani wrote:
sitaki.kujulikana wrote:
Swenani wrote:
enyands wrote:


Duty on the popular. models, Toyota Belta (1290cc), Toyota Premio (1490cc) and Honda Fit (1290cc) was up by Sh98,001, Sh124,000 and Sh145,291 respectively.

Luxury cars like Range Rovers and Mercedes Benz, which account for a small share of all vehicle imports, however saw their excise taxes drop by up to Sh1 million.

link

And we say the govt wants common Mwananchi to prosper, that's kenya for you


Prosper by importing second hand cars which pollutes enevironment?

Excise duty is meant to discourage consumption of harmful goods/services that's why it's called sin tax.

Common mwananchi is not worried about owning a car but having accommodation, food and cothing

The common mwananchi travels in an overloaded probox, his food is ferried in tinted vitz, and his mutumba bales are shared between boda boda and the cheap advans.


The common mwananchi uses boda boda thus why excise duty was scrapped on motorcycles and bicyles.

Vitz, advans and probox are for the middle class

Second hand cars pollutes environment, if you want to save money,import a car which is less than 3 years old and save 50K+ and use it for long unless wewe ni mtu unapenda kudrive number plate

actually this does not help, a 7 year old car depreciates by 60-70% a 3 year by less, the difference in price after the 200k and the 150k duty still leaves the older car cheaper by far than the newer car, so the duty is no incentive to buy a newer car, they would have done away with duty for cars less than 3 years, that would have helped.


Duty serves two purposes
1. Discourage imports-excise duty
2. A means of government to recover tax which GM, DT dobie etc would have paid if you had bought the car locally-VAT.
3. For fairness and equity- It is expected/assumed that a person who buys a 7 yr old car wont use it for long unlike a person who buys 2 yr old car thus why there are differences in depreciation



What you guys are missing is why is 2009 vits has more expensive excise than 2009 Mercedes Benz .someone explain that


Never ever, what model of Merc is it?


Swenani read my red highlights on the very top of this current thread. Popular cars duty went up by ksh xxx,xxx,xxx respectively.
Luxury cars like Mercedes had their duty go down by upto a million.why is someone punished to import popular car by paying 200k while luxury cars have a huge tax break? ??
Swenani
#58 Posted : Monday, March 28, 2016 4:55:07 PM
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enyands wrote:
Swenani wrote:
enyands wrote:
Swenani wrote:
kayhara wrote:
Swenani wrote:
sitaki.kujulikana wrote:
Swenani wrote:
enyands wrote:


Duty on the popular. models, Toyota Belta (1290cc), Toyota Premio (1490cc) and Honda Fit (1290cc) was up by Sh98,001, Sh124,000 and Sh145,291 respectively.

Luxury cars like Range Rovers and Mercedes Benz, which account for a small share of all vehicle imports, however saw their excise taxes drop by up to Sh1 million.

link

And we say the govt wants common Mwananchi to prosper, that's kenya for you


Prosper by importing second hand cars which pollutes enevironment?

Excise duty is meant to discourage consumption of harmful goods/services that's why it's called sin tax.

Common mwananchi is not worried about owning a car but having accommodation, food and cothing

The common mwananchi travels in an overloaded probox, his food is ferried in tinted vitz, and his mutumba bales are shared between boda boda and the cheap advans.


The common mwananchi uses boda boda thus why excise duty was scrapped on motorcycles and bicyles.

Vitz, advans and probox are for the middle class

Second hand cars pollutes environment, if you want to save money,import a car which is less than 3 years old and save 50K+ and use it for long unless wewe ni mtu unapenda kudrive number plate

actually this does not help, a 7 year old car depreciates by 60-70% a 3 year by less, the difference in price after the 200k and the 150k duty still leaves the older car cheaper by far than the newer car, so the duty is no incentive to buy a newer car, they would have done away with duty for cars less than 3 years, that would have helped.


Duty serves two purposes
1. Discourage imports-excise duty
2. A means of government to recover tax which GM, DT dobie etc would have paid if you had bought the car locally-VAT.
3. For fairness and equity- It is expected/assumed that a person who buys a 7 yr old car wont use it for long unlike a person who buys 2 yr old car thus why there are differences in depreciation



What you guys are missing is why is 2009 vits has more expensive excise than 2009 Mercedes Benz .someone explain that


Never ever, what model of Merc is it?


Swenani read my red highlights on the very top of this current thread. Popular cars duty went up by ksh xxx,xxx,xxx respectively.
Luxury cars like Mercedes had their duty go down by upto a million.why is someone punished to import popular car by paying 200k while luxury cars have a huge tax break? ??


ooh,pole, That's the purpose of midro crass in any economy, to cushion the rich and support the poor-You should be happy!
If Obiero did it, Who Am I?
enyands
#59 Posted : Monday, March 28, 2016 5:38:52 PM
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Joined: 12/25/2014
Posts: 2,300
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Swenani wrote:
enyands wrote:
Swenani wrote:
enyands wrote:
Swenani wrote:
kayhara wrote:
Swenani wrote:
sitaki.kujulikana wrote:
Swenani wrote:
enyands wrote:


Duty on the popular. models, Toyota Belta (1290cc), Toyota Premio (1490cc) and Honda Fit (1290cc) was up by Sh98,001, Sh124,000 and Sh145,291 respectively.

Luxury cars like Range Rovers and Mercedes Benz, which account for a small share of all vehicle imports, however saw their excise taxes drop by up to Sh1 million.

link

And we say the govt wants common Mwananchi to prosper, that's kenya for you


Prosper by importing second hand cars which pollutes enevironment?

Excise duty is meant to discourage consumption of harmful goods/services that's why it's called sin tax.

Common mwananchi is not worried about owning a car but having accommodation, food and cothing

The common mwananchi travels in an overloaded probox, his food is ferried in tinted vitz, and his mutumba bales are shared between boda boda and the cheap advans.


The common mwananchi uses boda boda thus why excise duty was scrapped on motorcycles and bicyles.

Vitz, advans and probox are for the middle class

Second hand cars pollutes environment, if you want to save money,import a car which is less than 3 years old and save 50K+ and use it for long unless wewe ni mtu unapenda kudrive number plate

actually this does not help, a 7 year old car depreciates by 60-70% a 3 year by less, the difference in price after the 200k and the 150k duty still leaves the older car cheaper by far than the newer car, so the duty is no incentive to buy a newer car, they would have done away with duty for cars less than 3 years, that would have helped.


Duty serves two purposes
1. Discourage imports-excise duty
2. A means of government to recover tax which GM, DT dobie etc would have paid if you had bought the car locally-VAT.
3. For fairness and equity- It is expected/assumed that a person who buys a 7 yr old car wont use it for long unlike a person who buys 2 yr old car thus why there are differences in depreciation



What you guys are missing is why is 2009 vits has more expensive excise than 2009 Mercedes Benz .someone explain that


Never ever, what model of Merc is it?


Swenani read my red highlights on the very top of this current thread. Popular cars duty went up by ksh xxx,xxx,xxx respectively.
Luxury cars like Mercedes had their duty go down by upto a million.why is someone punished to import popular car by paying 200k while luxury cars have a huge tax break? ??


ooh,pole, That's the purpose of midro crass in any economy, to cushion the rich and support the poor-You should be happy!



That's the point. Sounds selfish man. Let also wanjiku own probox and get a million tax break
sitaki.kujulikana
#60 Posted : Monday, March 28, 2016 11:20:20 PM
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Swenani wrote:
enyands wrote:
Swenani wrote:
enyands wrote:
Swenani wrote:
kayhara wrote:
Swenani wrote:
sitaki.kujulikana wrote:
Swenani wrote:
enyands wrote:


Duty on the popular. models, Toyota Belta (1290cc), Toyota Premio (1490cc) and Honda Fit (1290cc) was up by Sh98,001, Sh124,000 and Sh145,291 respectively.

Luxury cars like Range Rovers and Mercedes Benz, which account for a small share of all vehicle imports, however saw their excise taxes drop by up to Sh1 million.

link

And we say the govt wants common Mwananchi to prosper, that's kenya for you


Prosper by importing second hand cars which pollutes enevironment?

Excise duty is meant to discourage consumption of harmful goods/services that's why it's called sin tax.

Common mwananchi is not worried about owning a car but having accommodation, food and cothing

The common mwananchi travels in an overloaded probox, his food is ferried in tinted vitz, and his mutumba bales are shared between boda boda and the cheap advans.


The common mwananchi uses boda boda thus why excise duty was scrapped on motorcycles and bicyles.

Vitz, advans and probox are for the middle class

Second hand cars pollutes environment, if you want to save money,import a car which is less than 3 years old and save 50K+ and use it for long unless wewe ni mtu unapenda kudrive number plate

actually this does not help, a 7 year old car depreciates by 60-70% a 3 year by less, the difference in price after the 200k and the 150k duty still leaves the older car cheaper by far than the newer car, so the duty is no incentive to buy a newer car, they would have done away with duty for cars less than 3 years, that would have helped.


Duty serves two purposes
1. Discourage imports-excise duty
2. A means of government to recover tax which GM, DT dobie etc would have paid if you had bought the car locally-VAT.
3. For fairness and equity- It is expected/assumed that a person who buys a 7 yr old car wont use it for long unlike a person who buys 2 yr old car thus why there are differences in depreciation



What you guys are missing is why is 2009 vits has more expensive excise than 2009 Mercedes Benz .someone explain that


Never ever, what model of Merc is it?


Swenani read my red highlights on the very top of this current thread. Popular cars duty went up by ksh xxx,xxx,xxx respectively.
Luxury cars like Mercedes had their duty go down by upto a million.why is someone punished to import popular car by paying 200k while luxury cars have a huge tax break? ??


ooh,pole, That's the purpose of midro crass in any economy, to cushion the rich and support the poor-You should be happy!

Laughing out loudly Laughing out loudly Laughing out loudly shida midro crass wa kenya ni wachache sana, and the worst thing is that they do not want the poor to get in, we the midro crass want to remain gated
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