A 5% sales tax sounds cheaper than 16% VAT. It isn't. It stacks at every production stage manufacturer, wholesaler, retailer until the effective rate hits 15% . Meanwhile KRA loses hundreds of billions in revenue. This is not reform, it is tax illiteracy.
A 16% VAT is an economic chokehold on households, workers, and businesses. It suppresses consumption, reduces purchasing power, and slows economic activity.
A Safina government will replace the punitive 16% VAT regime with a fairer 5% sales tax designed to stimulate demand, encourage enterprise, expand the tax base, and accelerate economic growth.
When citizens have more disposable income, businesses expand, investment rises, jobs are created, and government revenues grow through economic activity rather than excessive taxation.
Economic sovereignty is built on production, consumption, and shared prosperity.