Digital deals, informal hustles: How treasury plans to tax more in 2025

The Principal Secretary for the National Treasury and Economic Planning Chris Kiptoo when he met the National Assembly's Budget and Appropriations Committee discussing the appropriation of funds and the national budget planning at the Argyle Grand Hotel Nairobi Airport on May 29, 2025. [Standard, Kanyiri Wahito]

The Finance Bill, 2025 seeks to broaden the tax base through strategic proposals that expand the digital marketplace and target previously untaxed or under-taxed income sources.

A key amendment to Section 12E of the Income Tax Act includes income from online transactions conducted over the internet or electronic networks, thereby encompassing a wider range of digital activities.