[kictanet] Do our youth choose Internet over food?

[Grace Mutung'u (Bomu)]

@Walu, @ Ali,
The tax figures I see on my post pay bill is 16% VAT and 10% excise duty. I
have always assumed that data and voice are taxed at same rate.
I would also be interested in a clarification from an operator.

Regards,

2015-06-04 12:10 GMT+03:00 Walubengo J via kictanet <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>:

> @Ali,
>
> Not sure about what %of the internet price goes to the taxman(government).
> A fee years back I used to hear that 18% of the VOICE communication went to
> the taxman. Not sure if this has changed nor applies to data bundles.
>
> I wish the operators could share on this.
>
> walu.
>
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>   *From*:"Ali Hussein via kictanet" <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
> *Date*:Thu, 4 Jun, 2015 at 4:25 AM
> *Subject*:Re: [kictanet] Do our youth choose Internet over food?
>
> Mwendwa
>
> Thanks for sharing.
>
> Walu, I'm curious to know what percentage of this cost is taken by
> taxation.
>
> Thanks & Regards
>
> Ali Hussein
> ali at hussein.me.ke
>
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> On Jun 3, 2015, at 12:13 PM, Mwendwa Kivuva via kictanet <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>
> How many of these Netizens are skipping lunch in order to get online?
>
> The latest annual ITU statistics (2014) that measure the Information
> Society indicates that Kenya is ranked at number 146 out of 165 economies
> in terms of providing affordable broadband Internet services. Specifically,
> the report says that Kenyans must fork out 45 per cent of their average
> monthly income if they want to access broadband Internet on a monthly basis.
>
>
>
> http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/blogs/dot9/walubengo/-/2274560/2736768/-/yr22o3z/-/index.html
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