Top taxpayers revealed as KRA nets Sh2.8 trillion

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

63% : KRA said digital services and communication-related transactions continued shaping business activity and tax collections in the year under review.
62% : " During the year under review, corporation tax receipts rose 14 percent to Sh347.07 billion as company profitability improved.
61% : KRA announced tax collections rose 10.6 per cent to a record Sh2.844 trillion in the review period, marking the second-fastest annual revenue growth in the past four financial years.
56% : "KRA remains committed to simplifying tax payment processes and ensuring a positive taxpayer experience.
53% : KRA said corporation tax accounted for 34.8 per cent of sector collections, while withholding income tax and PAYE jointly contributed 47.1 per cent.
51% : Customs revenue, however, exceeded expectations after collecting Sh988.78 billion against a Sh980.79 billion target, driven by strong oil and non-oil imports.
48% : Manufacturing and energy sectors contributed nearly one-third of all taxes and levies collected.
47% : "Despite the mixed economic environment in FY2025/2026, taxpayers exhibited resilience and voluntarily paid their taxes to support the country's economic transformation," Commissioner General Adan Mohamed wrote in the statement.

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