Kenya’s unclear tax proposals ‘may open floodgate of court cases’

NAIROBI: A proposal to impose excise duty on certain “harmful products” could open the floodgates for litigation, a tax expert has warned.

According to Lilian Kubebea, a tax director at Deloitte East Africa, the proposals made by Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich earlier this month in his Budget speech could see some taxpayers lobby for consistency in the application of the law.