Kenya: Don’t Double Tax – Rotich
NATIONAL Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich has urged counties to make taxation systems business friendly.
Speaking at Leisure Lodge resort in Kwale yesterday during a county government development forum, Rotich said investors face multiple taxation in some counties.
“It is very clear what the national government and counties are supposed to tax,” he said.
“To support private sectors, your taxation should not chase them away.”
Rotich said the state will soon organise a conference with governors on tax.
Last year, Kwale county government wanted Base Titanium mining company to pay levy for extracting minerals from the area.
Mombasa county also wanted to tax the miners, but Rotich protested in a letter, advising the two counties to stop double taxing.
