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Kenyan tax system still has complexities with unfair taxes against women, East Africa Tax and Governance Network has said.
The lobby group has established that there exist marked inequalities brought about by factors including consumption patterns, property rights and asset ownership and the tax regime bringing about the injustice.
The gender bias has also included procedure for filling income taxes or the differences in income tax reliefs.
“Generally, women spend most of their income on consumption of food and other basic services, as opposed to men, hence they carry a greater VAT burden especially on commodities such as milk, bread and wheat flour,” EATGN said.
