Kenya men cry foul over Budget

Submitted by Matt on Sat, 2009-06-13 17:44

Via Marc A.: Story here. Excerpt:

'NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 12 - Kenyan men were crying foul on Friday for what they termed as ‘discrimination’ in the Budget delivered by Finance Minister Uhuru Kenyatta on Thursday.

An organisation championing men’s rights said men were the biggest losers because their commodities were not zero-rated as was the case for those used by women.

“We were the biggest losers. Women were the winners because their cosmetics and jewelry were zero-rated,” Nderitu Njoka, chairman of the Maendeleo ya Wanaume told Capital News.'

Ed. note: Please forgive my ignorance of the workings of the government in Kenya or the role this budget plays in determining things like tax levels, etc. Can someone from Kenya or knowledgeable about the Kenyan budget/government process help me put this story into better context?

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Google defines zero-rated as "subject to no value-added tax when sold."

Basically, women's luxury items are being sold with no taxes while men's will still be taxed. The usual "equality when it suits us" kinda crap.

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Submitted by BinaryShadow on Sun, 2009-06-14 15:30