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KRA to track beer, petrol, airtime sales in real-time 

Times Tower kra headquarters

Times Tower, the Kenya Revenue Authority's headquarters in Nairobi. KRA deputy commissioner of domestic taxes George Obel said excisable goods would be added to the agency’s Tax Invoice Management System (eTIMS) to give the authority access to full trading information from businesses in real-time, closing the gap used to pay less taxes.

Photo credit: Dennis Onsongo | Nation Media Group

The sale of goods and services covered under the excise tax law, including beer, juice, mobile phone airtime, cigarettes and petroleum will be monitored in real time as the taxman moves to end tax leaks.

Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) deputy commissioner of domestic taxes George Obel said excisable goods would be added to the agency’s Tax Invoice Management System (eTIMS) to give the authority access to full trading information from businesses in real-time, closing the gap used to pay less taxes.