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Debts and salaries gobble up tax revenue as counties starve

Taxpayers file returns at a KRA support centre. Almost all July taxes went to debt repayment and wages. (Kibata Kihu, Standard)

Salaries and repayment of debt gobbled up almost all tax revenue the Government collected in July.

National Treasury’s Statement for Revenue and Exchequer Issues shows that the country spent Sh55.4 billion on salaries, with Sh33.7 billion going to creditors.

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