Nipate
Forum => Kenya Discussion => Topic started by: Georgesoros on February 11, 2016, 06:06:37 PM
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Investors will relocate, leaving a lot of jobless people behind, unable to pay fees for their kids, leading to endless poverty. Reduce the over bloated govt. We need a max of five ministries, not more that 100 mps and 16 senators. If not, retain current system but cut all perks to nothing.
http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2016/02/11/kenya-flower-firms-relocating-to-ethiopia-cite-better-conditions_c1292239
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IN SUMMARY
KeNHA has erected billboards on key roads, notifying motorists of the intention to introduce user fees commonly known as tolls – to boost the pool of cash it is currently collecting through fuel levy.
The new charges are curiously being introduced under a public-private partnership (PPP) despite the fact that the roads have been public funded using tax revenues.
The government last year appointed transaction advisers to determine the feasibility of the plan, its cost and the anticipated charges for motorists, including when the private operators should expect to recoup their money.
When tolling was first mooted three years ago, the proposed charges were set at Sh1.20 per kilometre for passenger cars and Sh1.79 for pick-ups and matatus. Buses were to part with Sh2.39 per kilometre, medium trucks Sh2.39 and large trucks Sh3.59.
Roads tolls were initially introduced in Kenya in the late 1980s, but were scrapped in the mid-1990s in favour of the Roads Maintenance Levy to eliminate rampant corruption at the toll stations.
The fee was in July increased by 33 per cent to Sh12 per litre of fuel consumed, forcing commuters to dig deeper into the pockets for the same amount of fuel.
In the year to June 2015, the Kenya Roads Board is estimated to have collected Sh25.3 billion, a kitty which is expected to grow even bigger with the introduction of tolls on the four highways.
More at: http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Double-taxation-for-motorists-as-road-tolls-loom-on-key-highways/-/539546/3071266/-/item/1/-/12miupc/-/index.html
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Some tax proposal by jubilee have been clearly moronic..like KEG beer one and the enviroment levy of 200k on used cars.
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Yes we are Kenyans, but we are also investors. There are 51 countries in Africa that are crying for investors. Zambia and Tanzania are democratic countries that need to sell themselves. hey are not as expensive and you get good returns.
You are paying fuel levy and then on top you pay tolls.
The problem in Kenya is that we don't have politicians looking for the regular guy. Once they fully implement these, they will be passed on to the regular customer who currently can't even afford sukumawiki.