Kenya eyes budget deficit with new tax hikes

Kenya's Cabinet Secretary at the Ministry of Finance, Njuguna Ndung'u (C) poses with other treasury officials as he holds up a briefcase containing the Government's Budget for the 2024/25 fiscal year before proceeding to the Kenyan Parliament for a budget reading in Nairobi, on June 13, 2024. PHOTO | AFP

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  • Critics say the new tax levies will weigh heavily on a population already saddled with a biting cost-of-living crisis.

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