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There was not much promise going into this Budget, especially with the news of the soaring wage bill, except for this year’s theme — “Transformation for Shared Prosperity.” And so on his first outing, Cabinet Secretary for Finance Henry Rotich did little to assuage our fears. In fact, his was a Budget of unpretentious knives and sad reminders.
Imposing a 1.5% tax on all imported items to fund railway expansion is sure to hurt even the poorest among us.
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