Kenya consider 3 % tax on crypto (report)

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plans to charge a tax of 3 % on cryptocurrency transfers in order to reduce the country's budget deficit and increase its domestic income.

Kenya is one of the leading countries on the African continent in terms of crypto adoption. Patrick Njoroge - Governor of the Central Bank - previously indicated that Bitcoin could solve the nation's problems with its official currency.

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reported as from Bloomberg could introduce a tax of 3 % to the transfer or exchanging cryptocurrencies, while a delivery of 15 % could affect monetized online content.

The proposal is part of a redesigned draft law that could stabilize the financial situation of the African nation. President William Ruto intends to double tax revenue to 5 trillion schilling (around $ 37 billion) in five years and to use the funds to promote money growth.

Legislation becomes official from the beginning of July if the Kenyan legislature agrees. The state estimates the income in the first 365 days at around $ 21 billion (14 % more than the expected income for the current financial year).

Kenya is considered an economy with a low medium incoming, with over 16 % of its population living below the international poverty line. Economic inequality, health problems and government corruption are the main factors for the negative trend. Despite its problems, it remains one of the most developed districts in East and Central Africa.

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In contrast to the financial difficulties of the country, a considerable number of Kenyans have focused on the cryptocurrency industry in recent years.

Investigations of the United Nations (UN) in the summer of 2022 estimated that 8.5 % of the population (more than 4 million) were: the highest adoption rate in Africa. South African (7.1 %) and Nigerian (6.3 %) rounded off the top 3 list.

However, the UN could not determine the approximate value of the digital assets held by Kenyans due to a lack of extensive regulations in the industry:

"The returns from the trade and holding of cryptocurrencies are very individual. All in all, they are overshadowed by the risks and costs that they represent in the state.

It is worth mentioning that Kenya Zentralbank takes a somewhat positive attitude towards Bitcoin (in contrast to many other centralized financial institutions around the world). Governor Njoroge recommended in 2021 that the introduction of primary cryptocurrency could alleviate the financial turbulence that the region hit shortly after the Covid-19 pandemic.

"Our decision to switch to Bitcoin is both tactically and logical. Our currency has always been the punching bag for the IMF, which always claims that the Kenya shilling has been overrated. he.

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