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Treasury eyes more of your cash

Cabinet Secretary for National Treasury and planning Henry Rotich. [PHOTOS: JOHN MUCHUCHA/STANDARD]

You should brace yourself for tougher times ahead as the Government prepares to increase taxes and cut its expenditure.

National Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich yesterday said he was targeting a fiscal deficit of 5.7 per cent of the gross domestic product for the current financial year.

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