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Finance Act 2023: Government to backdate Housing levy to July 1

Cabinet Secretary for Lands, Public Works, Housing, and Urban Development, Zachariah Njeru.[Wilberforce Okwiri,Standard]

The government will begin backdating the Housing Levy to July 1, 2023, following court's decision to lift orders suspending the Finance Act 2023.

In a notice published on local dailies on Thursday, August 3, the State Department for Housing and Urban Development notified that the levy is now in effect, and shall be remitted by the employer not later than nine working days after the end of each month.

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