The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has been given the laborious task of raising Sh1.7 trillion in the next financial year and Sh1.3 trillion in the current financial year, which ends on June 30..

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Treasury estimates presented to cabinet indicated revenue collection is expected rise, further piling pressure on the taxman to expand its tax base.

The National Treasury has crafted a Sh2.6 trillion budget for the 2017/2018 financial year up from currently Sh2.5 trillion.

KRA had collected Sh591.2 billion of the Sh1.33 trillion printed estimates by the end of December.

 “The allocations in the FY 2017/18 Budget will broadly remain the approved Budget Policy Statement (BPS) 2017,” reads a cabinet statement.

The treasury is also expected to engage development partners to secure Sh256.1 billion to fund the budget.

KRA has progressively increased the amount it’s able to collect but it has on occasion fallen short of its target.