Lack of fiscal space on payslip hurts implementation of proposed levies

Activists demonstrate against the proposed Finance Bill 2023. [Edward Kiplimo, Standard]

This week I had one of those random chats with an old friend whose job partly deals with payroll management in one of the big corporates.

I casually enquired about how they are coping with implementing the new levies imposed by the government. The response got me by surprise.