Safaricom PLC and other mobile money operators have reviewed their charges after the enactment of the Finance Act 2023. M-PESA mobile transfer charges have gone up from 12% to 15%._______________________________________________At the same time, the excise duty rate for call, SMS, and Internet has gone down from 20% to 15%.Is Financial inclusion in danger? Will users go back to the cash economy? As we fiddle with taxation in the digital space, is there cost-benefit analysis advising these decisions?Best Regards,______________________Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya
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