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"content": " Hon. Temporary Chairman, I beg to move: The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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"content": "THAT, Clause 17 of the Bill be amended in the proposed subsection (1A) by deleting the word “before computing the tax deductible” and substituting therefor the words “in computing the allowable deductions”. Hon. Temporary Chairman, as you can remember, the amendments we did on the Tax Procedures and Tax Amendment Acts in December brought various taxable deductions for Pay-As-You-Earn (PAYE). We said that we deduct the taxable allowance before we calculate PAYE. However, tax payers have reported to us during public participation that we have quite a number of employers who are not allowing those expenses as tax allowable. Therefore, they are now leaving the employed Kenyans to claim this when filing their income tax at the end of the year. Therefore, this amendment is seeking to compel the tax payer to allow for tax reduction on those tax allowable expenses for PAYE. I beg to move."
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. I want to support that amendment by the Chairman. That was a very vital law that we made as Parliament. So that when we are taxing employees on the payslip, we do not include those statutory elements in deductions. When you do so, it is double deduction. In fact, it was meant to leave some more money on the payslips of the workers. Hon. Chairman is that correct? Therefore, I support the amendment because it is progressive. Remember, one of the biggest challenges that the workers of this country are facing now is the too many levies on their payslips. This was supposed to achieve a situation whereby they have some relief. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman."
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"content": " Hon. (Dr) Oundo, you have one minute."
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. I support the amendment 100 per cent as it was done before and as is being carried here. However, probably the failure to allow all deductions and relief could be out of ignorance, not knowing what was provided for. Not everybody is informed about the changes in the law. I want to ask the Chairman that once the President assents to this Bill and changes, just indicated all the allowed deductions, reliefs and everything and probably do a mwananchiv ersion. Then post or circulate it, so that even an employer in the village who has employed a petrol station attendant who only sells 10 litres a day will be informed. Just do a m wananchi guide so that Kenyans can be informed. Even Hon. Mwalimu Omboko, does not know these things yet he is a teacher and renowned person."
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