The National Treasury.[Photo/SoftKenya]
Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich has said that the government will reduce expenditure on non-core activities.
According to Rotich, the state will focus on priority projects first.
Rotich explained that to support economic growth; the Government had adopted a raft of measures to fund its key policy while safeguarding a sustainable debt position.
He made the remarks during the opening of public hearings for the 2018/2019 Medium-Term Budget at the KICC in Nairobi.
He said that “allocations to key areas such as universal healthcare, food security, housing; education, energy and social protection will be prioritized.
The raft of measures to shore-up revenues include expansion of the tax base to the informal sector, lotteries, overhaul of the income tax act to remove most of the tax exemptions, and rolling out of integrated customs management systems to prevent concealment, undervaluation, mis-declarations and falsification of import documents.
The hearings were attended by Deputy President William Ruto.