Kenya: Travel Agents Decry Proposed 16% VAT on Air Tickets Will Lead to Job Losses

The Kenya Association of Travel Agents (KATA) has petitioned the National Assembly opposing a proposed 16 per cent Value Added Tax (VAT) on select air services including air tickets supplied by travel agents.

Led by Chairman Joseph Kithitu and CEO Nicanor Sabula, KATA officials stated that the onslaught would affect not only the wealthy as the government speculated but also a growing number of middle-class Kenyans.

They termed the characterisation of air travel as a ‘luxury’ exclusively…