Sacco Review | The Leading Newspaper for Co-operative Movement in Kenya
The Leading Newspaper for Co-operative Movement in Kenya
Members of Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisations (SACCOs) could soon enjoy significant tax relief if proposals presented to the National Treasury are adopted in the upcoming 2026/27 national budget. The Kenya Union of Savings and Credit Co-operatives (KUSCCO) has urged the Treasury to scrap excise duty on member-based transactions, arguing that the levy unfairly penalises…
Kenya Kwanza MPs have succumbed to public pressure from Kenyans and dropped punitive taxes imposed on proposed Finance Bill 2024. Kenya Kwanza Parliamentary Group (PG) attended a meeting chaired by President William Ruto and his deputy Rigathi Gachagua were it was agreed National Assembly’s Finance Committee to drop some of the proposals. They proposed the…
The Treasury has withdrawn its intention to increase the excise duty on mobile money transactions, providing a reprieve to millions of users who depend on these services, such as Safaricom’s M-pesa. National Treasury Cabinet Secretary Njuguna Ndung’u has rolled back the proposal to increase the excise tax duty on mobile transfer services from 15 per…
