KIPPRA in collaboration with the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) held a joint webinar on Kenya Tax Model on 4th March 2025. The tax model which was developed by KIPPRA in collaboration with IFPRI is based on a dynamic Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) framework. This Kenya tax model adds to the policy analysis tools for evidence-based tax policy decisions. As an initial application, the tax model has been used to assess the economy-wide impacts of three tax policy scenarios: A downward adjustment of VAT rate to 14 per cent, an increase to 18 per cent, and lowering of VAT differential rates by 25 per cent.
The Webinar was graced by Ag. Executive Director, Dr Eldah Onsomu, and IFPRI Country and Regional Program Leader, Dr Clemens Breisinger.
