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Experts wary of hidden taxes in Ruto's 'no-tax Finance Bill 2025

Finance Committee Chair Molo MP Kimani Kuria displays a QR Code to be uploaded on the Parliament's portal for more information on the Finance Bill, 2025. May 22, 2025. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

The Finance Bill, 2025 appears to be a cautious response to avoid similar unrest that ensued across the country following the rejection of the 2024 Bill that proposed controversial taxes, especially Value Added Tax (VAT) on bread and the motor vehicle tax.

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