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Realising smart fiscal policy to support electricity for all
Tuesday April 20 2021
By PATRICK TONUI
Summary
The Government of Kenya has been under growing pressure to increase its tax revenues over the past few years.
The Covid-19 pandemic exacerbated what was already a challenge for the Treasury.
The Government of Kenya has been under growing pressure to increase its tax revenues over the past few years. The Covid-19 pandemic exacerbated what was already a challenge for the Treasury.
In 2020, the government adopted several fiscal measures aimed at increasing tax revenues, many of which were quite unprecedented such as the minimum tax and, in our case, the removal of existing value-added tax (VAT) exemptions on renewable energy technologies including solar, wind and clean cooking technologies.
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Malaria was once one of the most serious public health problems in China, with more than 30 million malaria cases annually before 1949. However, the disease burden has sharply declined and the epidemic areas has shrunken after the implementation of an integrated malaria control and elimination strategy, especially since 2000. Till now, China has successfully scaled up its efforts to become malaria-free and is currently being evaluated for malaria-free certification by the WHO. In the battle against malaria, China’s efforts have spanned generations, reducing from an incidence high of 122.9/10 000 (6.97 million cases) in 1954 to 0.06/10 000 (7855 cases) in 2010. In 2017, for the first time, China reached zero indigenous case of malaria, putting the country on track to record three consecutive years of zero transmission by 2020, accoding to the National Malaria Elimination Action Plan (2010–2020). China’s efforts to eliminate malaria is impressive, and the country is ded
Coordinated efforts needed for compliance of UNCRC
Islamabad
April 20, 2021
Islamabad : Society for the Protection of the Rights of the Child (SPARC) held a consultation on ‘30 Years of Advocacy on United Nations Conventions on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC)’ here on Monday, says a press release.
National Commission on the Rights of Child (NCRC) Chairperson Afshan Tehseen Bajwa shared that NCRC has been set up to make recommendations for effective implementation of policies related to children and recommend the Federal Government to sign, ratify or accede to any proposed International Treaties and Protocols in the best interest of children.
She further added that although the commission has started only recently it has an integral role to play for promotion of child rights in Pakistan. An empowered NCRC, which can only be achieved through cooperation of civil society and media, can assist the government in safeguarding the rights of Pakistani children.
Kenyans wearing face masks as they queue in line to board public transpor at a bus stop amid coronavirus pandemic in Nairobi, Kenya in August 2020. EFE/EPA/Daniel Irungu
The majority of African states have expanded their social assistance policies during 2020 as a result of the coronavirus’ impact on their economies. Unconditional cash transfers to target groups have been disbursed by more states and have involved higher amounts of support. Some measures targeted urban populations who were hit harder by infections, unemployment, and shrinking economic activities in general.
Currently, 40 countries have introduced new cash transfer measures during 2020. These measures have mostly been supported by international donors and by international financial institutions, but the continued need for support will also mean that the states themselves will have to address a demand for social spending during the next years to come.