肯尼亞數字資產行業智囊團大量稅收稅，過度合規成本

虛擬資產商會（VACC）對最近提議的虛擬資產和虛擬資產服務提供商2025年法案表示了提出的提議。

A Kenyan digital asset sector think tank has slammed the country’s high taxation and excessive compliance costs in its policy recommendations to the government.

肯尼亞數字資產部門智囊團在其對政府的政策建議中抨擊了該國的高稅收和過高的合規成本。

The Virtual Assets Chamber of Commerce (VACC) voiced its proposals in response to the recently proposed Virtual Asset and Virtual Asset Service Providers Bill 2025, presented by the country’s Treasury last month. The bill is the first comprehensive framework to police the burgeoning sector, with proposals including a licensing regime, taxation policies and investor protection measures.

虛擬資產商會（VACC）對最近提議的虛擬資產和虛擬資產服務提供商的2025年法案提出了提議，該法案由該國上個月的財政部提出。該法案是監管新興部門的第一個綜合框架，其提案包括許可製度，稅收政策和投資者保護措施。

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虛擬資產室自豪地代表了2025年VASP Bill＆National Policy框架的最終公眾參與的區塊鍊和虛擬資產利益相關者。一個可以為整個非洲設定先例的關鍵時刻🚀我們確保了關鍵的行業利益相關者…pic.twitter.com/kiwzmg4mpr

Like many other stakeholders, VACC voiced its support for robust regulations for the sector, noting that this would provide “much-needed clarity for businesses and investors, ensuring Kenya remains competitive in the global digital economy.”

與許多其他利益相關者一樣，VACC表達了對該行業強大的法規的支持，並指出這將為企業和投資者提供急需的清晰度，並確保肯尼亞在全球數字經濟中保持競爭力。”

However, it condemned the proposed 3% digital asset tax, which it says exceeds the global standards. It added that Indonesia is the only other country with a similar tax, and even then, it’s capped at 0.1%-0.2%.

但是，它譴責了擬議的3％數字資產稅，該稅超過了全球標準。它補充說，印度尼西亞是唯一有類似稅收的國家，即使那樣，它也限制為0.1％-0.2％。

“The industry can’t survive a tax that is ten to thirty times higher than standard exchange trading fees and far exceeds our customers’ profit margins,” warned Allan Kakai, the VACC director.

VACC總監Allan Kakai警告說：“該行業無法倖免於稅收比標準交易交易費高十到三十倍，並且遠遠超過了我們的客戶的利潤率。”

“This tax threatens to make the industry fundamentally unviable, leaving regulators with nothing to regulate or tax. An immediate resolution is critical.”

“這項稅收有可能使該行業從根本上不可行，使監管機構無需進行監管或稅收。立即解決至關重要。”

The proposed high tax is typical of the Kenyan government’s approach over the past three years. Since the ruling Kenya Kwanza administration took office, it has ramped up taxes in every sector of the economy to meet its ambitious development targets, causing uproar and demonstrations from the public.

擬議的高稅是肯尼亞政府在過去三年中的典型方法。自執政的肯尼亞寬扎政府就職以來，它已經加大了經濟領域的稅收，以實現其雄心勃勃的發展目標，從而引起軒然大波和公眾的示威遊行。

However, the government might feel emboldened in its approach due to its success in 2024. The country’s taxman revealed it had collected $78 million from the digital asset sector last year from less than 400 digital asset dealers. With Kenya being home to over four million digital asset owners, the tax authority believes it can squeeze much more out of the sector.

但是，由於其在2024年的成功，政府可能會感到勇敢的方法。該國的稅務員透露，去年，該國從數字資產行業收取了7800萬美元，從不到400個數字資產經銷商那裡收取了7800萬美元。肯尼亞是超過四百萬的數字資產所有者的家，稅務局認為它可以從該行業中擠出更多。

Kenya is not the only nation struggling with digital asset taxes. In India, investors must pay a 30% tax on profits and a 4% surcharge, which the sector has been decrying as excessive for years. South Korea has been forced to postpone its tax regime for seven years due to public uproar, while Italy was forced to trim a proposed 42% tax following industry protests.

肯尼亞並不是唯一在數字資產稅中掙扎的國家。在印度，投資者必須支付30％的利潤稅和4％的附加費，該行業多年來一直譴責這一稅。由於公眾騷動，韓國被迫將其稅收制度推遲了七年，而在行業抗議活動後，意大利被迫修剪擬議的42％稅。

‘Align with MiCA, cut excessive compliance costs’

“與雲母保持一致，削減過度合規成本”

Beyond the taxes, VACC called on the Kenyan government to adopt a balanced regulatory approach that aligns with global best practices, such as the EU’s Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) framework. MiCA took full effect at the end of last year, making the EU’s 27 members among the first globally to have a comprehensive regulatory framework for the sector. African nations have long been urged to align their approaches with MiCA to reduce the burden of entirely new regulations.

除稅收外，疫苗還要求肯尼亞政府採用平衡的監管方法，該方法與全球最佳實踐相吻合，例如歐盟在加密資產中的市場（MICA）框架。雲母在去年年底完全生效，這使得歐盟的27名成員在全球第一個為該行業擁有全面的監管框架的成員中。長期以來，一直敦促非洲國家將其方法與雲母調整，以減輕全新法規的負擔。

Other recommendations included encouraging entrepreneurship, attracting foreign direct investment and a tiered licensing system to cater to various service providers.

其他建議包括鼓勵企業家精神，吸引外國直接投資和分層許可系統來滿足各種服務提供商。

VACC further proposed a reduction on the “excessive compliance costs,” which it says discourages foreign VASPs from setting up operations in the country and pushes out the smaller local players. Again, this is not unique to the East African nation; in Hong Kong, for instance, the implementation of a new licensing framework two years ago led to a hike in compliance costs, with applicants forking out up to $20 million.

VACC進一步提出了“過度合規成本”的降低，它表示不鼓勵外國VASP在該國建立業務，並推出較小的當地參與者。同樣，這不是東非國家獨有的。例如，在香港，兩年前實施新的許可框架的實施導致合規成本增加了，申請人付出了高達2000萬美元。

The think tank also called on the government to “provide clear definitions and guidelines to ensure stablecoins drive financial inclusion and economic efficiency.”

智囊團還呼籲政府“提供明確的定義和準則，以確保穩定的核心推動金融包容性和經濟效率”。

As with dozens of other African nations, Kenyans have taken to stablecoins in droves over the past two years. Last month, a report from the International Monetary Fund revealed that stablecoins have become especially popular in cross-border payments in the face of dollar shortages and a weakening shilling.

與其他數十個非洲國家一樣，肯尼亞人在過去兩年中已經陷入困境。上個月，國際貨幣基金組織的一份報告顯示，面對美元短缺和先令弱勢，穩定幣在跨境支付中變得尤為受歡迎。

In neighboring Uganda, the stablecoin revolution has led to the launch of a local stablecoin, KitePesa, to offer localized solutions to the country’s demand for smooth, efficient and cheap digital payments. Launched on the BSV blockchain, KitePesa is pegged to the Ugandan shilling to reduce volatility in day-to-day transactions.

在鄰近的烏干達，Stablecoin革命導致了當地的Stablecoin Kitepesa的推出，為該國對平滑，高效和廉價數字支付的需求提供了本地化解決方案。 Kitepesa在BSV區塊鏈上推出，與烏干達先令掛鉤，以減少日常交易中的波動性。

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