KRA 在新的徵稅工作中向數位貨幣交易商徵收 600 億先令的目標

肯亞稅務局 (KRA) 的目標是向數位貨幣交易商徵收 600 億先令，以推動政府再次努力讓肯亞人納稅。

The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) is targeting to collect Sh60 billion from digital coin traders in the government’s renewed efforts to collect more taxes from Kenyans.

肯亞稅務局 (KRA) 的目標是向數位貨幣交易商徵收 600 億先令，以進一步向肯亞人徵收更多稅。

The targeting of digital coin dealers such as bitcoin, famously known as forex traders, is among the efforts by KRA to collect Sh20.486 trillion in the next five years according to its newly launched ninth corporate plan.

根據其新推出的第九個企業計劃，KRA 計劃在未來五年內籌集 20.486 兆先令，其中以比特幣等數位貨幣交易商（眾所周知的外匯交易商）為目標。

Additionally, the agency seeks to transform itself into a facilitative institution for businesses during this period even as it requested a Sh10 billion allocation to offset piling Value Added Tax (VAT) refunds.

此外，該機構尋求在此期間將自己轉變為企業的便利機構，儘管它要求撥款 100 億先令來抵消堆積的增值稅 (VAT) 退稅。

Speaking during this year’s Taxpayers Day celebrations at State House, Nairobi, KRA board chair Anthony Mwaura said during the financial year 2023/24, the agency collected Sh10 billion from digital coin dealers.

KRA 董事會主席 Anthony Mwaura 在內羅畢州議會大廈舉行的今年納稅人日慶祝活動上發表講話時表示，在 2023/24 財年，該機構從數位貨幣經銷商處籌集了 100 億先令。

The money was collected from 384 dealers. He said internal conversations within KRA have revealed that there is potential to collect more from this sector.

這筆錢是從 384 家經銷商籌集的。他表示，KRA 內部對話表明，有潛力從該領域收集更多資金。

“The staff told us if we agree with the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK), within this year, we will be able to talk to those dealers and we can net Sh60 billion,” he said.

「工作人員告訴我們，如果我們同意肯亞中央銀行（CBK）的意見，今年內我們將能夠與這些經銷商交談，我們可以淨賺 600 億先令，」他說。

Mr Mwaura noted that together with KRA Commissioner General Humphrey Wattanga, he has already engaged the CBK Governor Kamau Thugge on the same.

Mwaura 先生指出，他已經與 KRA 專員 Humphrey Wattanga 一起就此事與 CBK 行長 Kamau Thugge 進行了接觸。

The rapid growth of digital sectors, where cryptocurrency dealers operate, was said to be one of the challenges that the government faces in improving collections. Others are the expansion of the informal sector and an increase in tax expenditures.

加密貨幣交易商所在的數位產業的快速成長據說是政府在改善收集方面面臨的挑戰之一。其他包括非正規部門的擴張和稅收支出的增加。

President William Ruto said Kenya’s current revenue collection is below the East African Community target of 25 per cent of GDP.

總統威廉魯托表示，肯亞目前的稅收低於東非共同體設定的 GDP 25% 的目標。

“Our aim is to raise revenue from 14 per cent to 22 per cent of GDP within the next decade and to promote compliance from 70 per cent to 90 per cent by 2026/27,” he said.

他說：“我們的目標是在未來十年內將收入佔 GDP 的比例從 14% 提高到 22%，並到 2026/27 年將合規率從 70% 提高到 90%。”

“Expanding the tax base by addressing hard-to-tax sectors such as the informal economy and digital businesses will require collaboration, innovation and determination.”

“通過解決非正規經濟和數位企業等難以徵稅的部門來擴大稅基需要協作、創新和決心。”

National Treasury and Economic Planning Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi exuded confidence in KRA improving its collections citing the country’s above-average economic growth that is expected to hit 5.4 per cent in 2025.

國家財政部和經濟規劃內閣秘書約翰·姆巴迪 (John Mbadi) 對 KRA 改善其稅收表現出信心，理由是該國經濟增長高於平均水平，預計 2025 年將達到 5.4%。

He cited tax expenditures as one of the headaches besides low tax compliance and the growth of informal and digital sectors.

他指出，除了稅收合規性低以及非正規和數位部門的成長之外，稅收支出也是令人頭痛的問題之一。

“A lot of tax claims are also fictitious. This is costing us a lot,” he said. “We are committed to re-evaluating tax expenditures  to ensure that all incentives are targeted and beneficial to the broader economy.”

「許多稅務申報也是虛構的。這讓我們付出了很大的代價。 “我們致力於重新評估稅收支出，以確保所有激勵措施都有針對性並有利於更廣泛的經濟。”

It is in the same event that KRA Commissioner General Mr Wattanga made a request to the government for a one-time allocation of Sh10 billion to offset piling Value Added Tax (VAT) refunds.

正是在同一事件中，KRA 總專員 Wattanga 先生向政府要求一次性撥款 100 億先令，以抵消堆積的增值稅 (VAT) 退稅。

The Sh10 billion was requested as a one-off allocation is meant to have the KRA attain best international practice where processing and VAT refunds are made in 30 days.

申請 100 億先令的一次性撥款旨在讓 KRA 達到最佳國際慣例，即在 30 天內完成處理和增值稅退稅。

Currently, KRA has attained processing within 42 days with the Commissioner General detailing the challenges the agency has in payments due to inadequate budgetary allocations.

目前，KRA 已在 42 天內完成處理，總專員詳細說明了該機構因預算撥款不足而在付款方面面臨的挑戰。

“We wish to request for a one-time allocation of at least Sh10 billion to pay a significant number of verified and approved refund claims,” he said.

「我們希望請求一次性分配至少 100 億先令，以支付大量經過驗證和批准的退款索賠，」他說。

Mr Wattanga said the agency has a target of collecting Sh20.486 trillion in the next five years and listed machine learning, artificial intelligence and data analytics as some of the disruptive technologies the agency will use to meet this target.

Wattanga 先生表示，該機構的目標是在未來五年內徵收 20.486 兆先令，並將機器學習、人工智慧和數據分析列為該機構將用於實現這一目標的一些顛覆性技術。

“To achieve this we will work to ensure the active taxpayer base from the current nine million to 13 million by 2028. Our strategies include support for the dynamic sectors such as digital economy, agriculture and MSMEs,” he said.

“為了實現這一目標，我們將努力確保到2028 年，活躍的納稅人基礎從目前的900 萬增加到1300 萬。我們的策略包括支持數位經濟、農業和中小微企業等充滿活力的行業，”他說。

During this year’s Taxpayers Day celebrations, Co-operative Bank was feted with the highest growth in taxes paid award as KCB Bank Kenya Ltd emerged as the top taxpayer in the large business category.

在今年的納稅人日慶祝活動中，合作銀行榮獲納稅成長最高獎，KCB 銀行肯亞有限公司成為大型企業類別中的最佳納稅人。

The National Intelligent Service was the top taxpayer public sector with the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) being feted as the most facilitative government agency in tax enforcement and recovery.

國家情報局是最大的納稅人公共部門，刑事調查局 (DCI) 被認為是稅收執法和追收方面最方便的政府機構。

The event is held to honour the contribution of diligent and compliant taxpayers in the growth of the country’s revenue basket.

該活動旨在表彰勤勉、合規的納稅人為國家收入成長做出的貢獻。