Author Topic: Nakuru Illicit Chemical Drink Deaths- Why we need to entrench bottom up thinking  (Read 1154 times)

Offline gout

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Eight dead in Nakuru days after raise in taxes on cheap alcohol. More taxes on the way.

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Consumers will pay Sh5.77 more for a litre of beer while the prices for spirits will rise highest at Sh13.20.

https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/bd/economy/beer-fuel-boda-boda-price-rise-in-new-tax-3506946

The usual bullshit criminal approach - arrests, destruction of livelihoods. Zero understanding of the effects of taxation, hustlers harassment prescriptions.
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https://nation.africa/kenya/counties/nakuru/deaths-from-nakuru-illicit-brew-rise-to-eight-3507308
Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one ~ Thomas Paine

Offline RV Pundit

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Yes bottom down items should be zero rated. It's simple way to fight poverty