Good News for Teachers as KRA Plans to Reduce Tax Burden
Teachers and other workers in Kenya have received good news from the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA). KRA Chairman, Ndiritu Muriithi, has said that the government is working to reduce the pressure on salaries instead of taking more money from pay slips.
Speaking on NTV on March 11, Muriithi explained that KRA wants to collect taxes in a better way by making more people pay, instead of increasing deductions from salaries.
“We will not take more money from pay slips. Instead, we will look at ways to reduce the pressure by making more people pay taxes,” he said.
To do this, KRA is using technology to ensure that everyone who should pay tax actually does. For example, they will adjust Value Added Tax (VAT) rules and make it easier for businesses to register and pay taxes.
Muriithi also said that Pay As You Earn (PAYE) tax is the responsibility of each worker, while employers are responsible for collecting it.
Additionally, KRA is working to make the electronic Tax Invoice Management System (eTIMS) easier to use so that businesses can pay taxes more easily.
“Our tax system should not be hard to use. We are making it better,” he added.
These changes aim to make tax collection fairer and reduce the burden on teachers and other workers
