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Africa-Press<\/a> – Kenya<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>All employees of Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) will be smiling all the way to the bank after its Commissioner General Githii Mburu announced that they would all be rewarded with a double salary.<\/p>\n

In a special internal notice dated August 11, Mburu noted that all employees would receive bonuses equivalent to a month’s basic salary for helping the organisation surpass its set targets on tax collection.<\/p>\n

The revelation came after a review by KRA board and is meant to serve as motivation for future targets.<\/p>\n

The commissioner further noted that the National Treasury, headed by CS Ukur Yattani, had approved the bonus payout.<\/p>\n

“This improved performance was achieved in the backdrop of a difficult economic environment caused by the negative impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n

“In line with our policy and practice of recognising and rewarding achievement of performance targets, the board has received approval from the National Treasury to pay a performance bonus equivalent to one month’s basic salary to all staff,” stated Mburu in the notice.<\/p>\n

In the 2020\/2021 financial year, KRA surpassed its target for the first time in eight years by more than Ksh16.81 billion to post revenues of Ksh1.669 trillion.<\/p>\n

The target for the period had been pegged at Ksh1.652 trillion in the 2021 Budget Policy Statement.<\/p>\n

The revenue collection more than doubled in the last 10 years, from Ksh707 billion in the financial year 2011\/12 to Kshs 1.669 trillion in the financial year 2020\/21. This represented a growth of 136% in the last ten years.<\/p>\n

In the month of July 2021, the taxman also surpassed its target recording a 100.2% revenue collection.<\/p>\n

“I further congratulate all staff for the achievement of the July 2021 target by collecting Ksh 152,843 million against a target of Ksh152,543 million representing a performance of 100.2%,” he added in the notice.<\/p>\n

Kenyans have, however, cried foul after Treasury increased taxes for assorted goods and services including Pay As You Earn (PAYE) as well as the introduction of minimum tax.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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