Shaping the future of Kenya tax policy: Introducing the new Kenya tax CGE model

Kenya’s Medium-Term Revenue Strategy (MTRS FY2024/25-2026/27) which aligns to the Fourth Medium Plan (MTP 2023-2027), aims at raising sufficient resources for the delivery of Government’s priority programmes under the Bottom-up Economic Transformation Agenda. The strategy provides a comprehensive ap...

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Main Authors: Omune, Lensa, Mbuthia, Juneweenex
Format: Blog Post
Language:Inglés
Published: CGIAR System Organization 2024
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/162991
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description Kenya’s Medium-Term Revenue Strategy (MTRS FY2024/25-2026/27) which aligns to the Fourth Medium Plan (MTP 2023-2027), aims at raising sufficient resources for the delivery of Government’s priority programmes under the Bottom-up Economic Transformation Agenda. The strategy provides a comprehensive approach of effective tax system reforms to boost revenue collection and improve the tax system over the medium term. In Kenya, taxes form major source of government revenue for delivery of essential public services, and a policy tool to influence economic behavior, promote equity and achieve developmental goals. For instance, in the financial year 2023/2024, taxes accounted for 85.5 percent of total government revenue (National Treasury, 2024). Given the expansion of fiscal expenditure demands, optimizing Kenya’s major tax revenue sources is essential to achieving a sustainable balance between revenue generation and minimal distortion on economic welfare.
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spelling CGSpace1629912024-12-03T16:37:17Z Shaping the future of Kenya tax policy: Introducing the new Kenya tax CGE model Omune, Lensa Mbuthia, Juneweenex capacity development computable general equilibrium models policies taxes Kenya’s Medium-Term Revenue Strategy (MTRS FY2024/25-2026/27) which aligns to the Fourth Medium Plan (MTP 2023-2027), aims at raising sufficient resources for the delivery of Government’s priority programmes under the Bottom-up Economic Transformation Agenda. The strategy provides a comprehensive approach of effective tax system reforms to boost revenue collection and improve the tax system over the medium term. In Kenya, taxes form major source of government revenue for delivery of essential public services, and a policy tool to influence economic behavior, promote equity and achieve developmental goals. For instance, in the financial year 2023/2024, taxes accounted for 85.5 percent of total government revenue (National Treasury, 2024). Given the expansion of fiscal expenditure demands, optimizing Kenya’s major tax revenue sources is essential to achieving a sustainable balance between revenue generation and minimal distortion on economic welfare. 2024-12-02 2024-12-03T16:37:16Z 2024-12-03T16:37:16Z Blog Post https://hdl.handle.net/10568/162991 en Open Access CGIAR System Organization Omune, Lensa; and Mbuthia, Juneweenex. 2024. Shaping the future of Kenya tax policy: Introducing the new Kenya tax CGE model. CGIAR Blog Post. First published online December 2, 2024. CGIAR Systems Organization. https://www.cgiar.org/news-events/news/shaping-the-future-of-kenya-tax-policy-introducing-the-new-kenya-tax-cge-model/
spellingShingle capacity development
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policies
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Shaping the future of Kenya tax policy: Introducing the new Kenya tax CGE model
title Shaping the future of Kenya tax policy: Introducing the new Kenya tax CGE model
title_full Shaping the future of Kenya tax policy: Introducing the new Kenya tax CGE model
title_fullStr Shaping the future of Kenya tax policy: Introducing the new Kenya tax CGE model
title_full_unstemmed Shaping the future of Kenya tax policy: Introducing the new Kenya tax CGE model
title_short Shaping the future of Kenya tax policy: Introducing the new Kenya tax CGE model
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computable general equilibrium models
policies
taxes
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