‘State House PG resolution is gimmick on Kenyans to stop demonstrating’ – Saboti MP
Saboti Member of Parliament (MP) Caleb Amisi has stated that the amendments that have been made on the Finance Bill, 2024, following a Kenya Kwanza Parliamentary Group (PG) meeting at State House, Nairobi, is a hoax.
Taking to his official X account on Tuesday, June 18, 2024, the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) lawmaker argued that the State House resolution is a gimmick for Kenyans to stop demonstrating.
Waived taxable items replacement
According to Amisi, the amendments that were made on the Finance Bill 2024, before its tabling in the parliament, are part of the biggest con game done on Kenyan taxpayers in the history of democracy.
The lawmaker argues that the waived taxable items in the amended bill as announced by Molo MP Kimani Kuria should have been replaced with other items now that the amendment has been done mid-way after the reading of the budget.
"State House PG resolution is a gimmick on Kenyans to stop demonstrating, and it is the biggest con game done on Kenya taxpayers in the history of democracy . Budget was read .If you change its finance bill mid way, where are the waived taxable items being replaced with?" Amisi questioned.
The MP was reacting to a post made by State House Spokesperson Hussein Mohamed, listing key areas from where the tax proposals had been dropped.
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Statehouse PG resolution is a gimmick on Kenyans to stop demonstrating, and it is the biggest con game done on Kenya taxpayers in the history of democracy . Budget was read .If you change its finance bill mid way, where are the waived taxable items being replaced… https://t.co/M9Je58LHjE— Hon. Caleb Amisi, MP (@Honcalebamisi) June 18, 2024
Kimani Kuria while addressing the press after the Kenya Kwanza PG meeting on Tuesday, June 18, 2024, said his committee had considered the opinions given by Kenyans during the public participation process.
As a result, he said they had considered dropping some of the proposals in the Finance Bill, 2024, that were opposed by Kenyans during public participation.
Dropped tax proposals
This saw the proposed 16% Value Added Tax (VAT) on bread, the proposed VAT on transportation of sugar, the VAT on financial services and foreign exchange transactions, and the proposed 2.5 per cent Motor Vehicle Circulation Tax removed.
Kimani Kuria also pointed out that the Excise duty on vegetable oil had also been removed to prevent the hike in the price of the commodity.
He also said that levies on the Housing Fund and Social Health Insurance will become income tax deductible and that locally manufactured products like sanitary towels, diapers, phones, computers, tyres, and motorcycles will be exempted from the proposed Eco Levy.
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