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Dominic Omondi |
February 2nd 2021 at 11:10:38 GMT +0300
National Treasury Building in Nairobi (PHOTO: FILE)
Kenya borrowed Sh27.4 billion in December last year, pushing the country’s public debt to Sh7.3 trillion.
The latest data from the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) shows that in six months, the Treasury borrowed Sh688.2 billion against a projected Budget hole of around Sh1 trillion for the financial year that ends in June 2021.
Should tax collection continue to underperform, then the Treasury will have to borrow at least Sh311.2 billion between January and June.
But the Treasury has insisted that tax collection has started to pick up following the partial re-opening of the economy.