President William Ruto will have to contend with disgruntlement in the public sector after employees registered their dissatisfaction with the proposed salary deductions in the Finance Bill 2023 and four demands. Speaking during a press statement issued on Sunday, April 7, Public Sector Union (PSU) vowed to oppose what they termed over-taxation of public servants. “Any deduction to an employee’s salary can only be done through mutual consent or through negotiations by workers’ representatives,” they faulted the government. In their demands, they asked the Parliament to reject the proposed amendments in the Finance Bill 2023, which would see among other increased deductions, civil servants pay a housing fund levy. The second demand was to reduce taxes imposed on workers as PSU termed them untenable.

Source: Daily Nation May 07, 2023 12:34 UTC