Excise duty increase punitive to taxpayers, fuelling illicit trade

Phyllis Wakiaga, CEO Kenya Manufacturers Association. [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard]

Manufacturers fully appreciate that a vital part of every country’s development is the social contract in which companies and citizens pay tax, and in turn, receive public goods and services. But we have noted with concern – and some empathy - a growing sense of frustration among taxpayers who feel that the terms of this deal are being unfairly skewed to their detriment.