The Treasury has proposed to exempt from VAT adult diapers and colostomy bags. Treasury CS Ukur Yatani also on Thursday proposed that urine bags, breast implants and ileostomy bags (small intestine) for medical use will also be VAT exempt. The total proposed health budget for 2022-23 is Sh146.8 billion, compared with Sh121.1 billion approved for 2021-22. Kenyatta National Hospital got Sh18.1 billion, compared to the Sh15.3 billion it received in the FY 2021-22. Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, which is Kenya’s second-biggest hospital, got Sh11.7 billion, compared to the Sh11.4 billion last year.

Source: The Star April 08, 2022 11:18 UTC