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| Finance Bill 2024 to hurt kenyans even more |
Unemployed Kenyans who have attained 25 years of age will pay tax if the proposed Finance Bill 2024 sails through in the National Assembly. The Finance Bill 2024 suggests that those who live in their parent’s house and are above 25 years will be expected to pay KSh 300 per month. What did the Finance Bill 2024 propose? The bill proposes that anyone who has attained the age of 25 and is still living under their parent’s roof shall be treated as a separate household from that of the parents. According to the drafters of the bill, this proposal would also apply to people who are not employed but have reached the specified age. Yes! Busy Kenyans, Learn Valuable Copywriting Skills with Tuko in Short, Focused Sessions. Enroll Today! “A person who has attained the age of 25 years and has no income of his or her own or is living with the contributor shall be treated as a household separate from the contributor,” the statement read in part. The proposal states that these individuals will be required to pay KSh 300 every month. Kenyan inmates to pay tax Earlier, the government announced each prisoner will have the opportunity to work and pay taxes as the government collaborates with relevant stakeholders, including the Chandaria Foundation’s programme, to launch development projects in prisons. These projects include building bakeries and improving existing workshops, among other income-generating activities in correctional facilities nationwide. Although the amount of funding for this plan has not been announced, Correctional Services PS Salome Beacco stated that the government has defined eight pillars to ensure that offenders acquire training and work experience before reintegrating into society once their sentences are completed. These pillars include revitalising prison farms to promote agriculture, establishing industries, various educational institutions, the housing construction sector, roads, the environment, the legal department, and electronic revenue collection, among others. The government is currently establishing bakeries in prisons in Kisumu, Mombasa, Meru, Nyeri, and Eldoret.
by Faith Chandianya