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Over-taxation ruining our lives

The plan by the Government to raise Sh64 billion under the pretext of bridging the national budget through taxation will continue to encumber the common mwananchi.

Taxation, one of the necessary evils in a capitalist economy, has strangled our economy. Income tax eats into people’s salaries while general sales tax makes buying essential commodities a burden.

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