Treasury in fresh bid to control county levies
Monday, June 15, 2020 0:01
By JOHN MUTUA
Treasury Secretary Ukur Yatani.
The Treasury is racing against time to create a legal framework for county levies that it says have derailed economic development.
According to Treasury Secretary Ukur Yatani, the County Governments (Revenue Raising Process) Bill, 2018 which lapsed last year, has been re-submitted to the Attorney-General for refinement before tabling.
Governors in March 2018 rejected the County Governments (Revenue Raising Regulation Process) Bill, 2017, saying it violated the constitutional functions and independence of the counties.
This forced the Treasury to redraft the proposed law and introduced the County Governments (Revenue Raising Process) Bill, 2018 in the renewed push to ensure that the devolved units do not ‘over-tax’ investors.
