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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Martin Owino (",
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    "content": "The issue of paying taxes is different but, the use of those taxes is an issue that should be looked into carefully. On the zero-rating of unga and rice, I think this has been talked about enough I should not repeat. I want to talk about CSR. The idea of CSR is to improve or have a positive impact in a society where you are doing business. But some corporates are doing the opposite. I have one in my constituency of Ndhiwa which is known for destroying roads and polluting the air. They have been building a simple dispensary for the last seven years. So, even as we given them tax exemption, we should look at what they have done in the areas they do business. If they are not doing much, they should be put on heavy taxation and compensate for where they are doing business. The issue of 1 per cent taxation does not make sense. For a company to make losses for several years, there is no way it will be in business while in a losing spree. A Member has said they are cooking books and that could be true. If you do not make profits, you have no reason for doing business. So, if we say those companies making losses will be paying 1 per cent taxation, then we will encourage companies to report losses in order to pay the minimum. So, this should be changed during the Third Reading and I will raise it again. Lastly, I want to encourage all of us to look in another direction. Raising money does not mean collecting more money from people. But it means cutting expenditures and using our resources frugally. I want to urge the Executive arm of Government which we give money that frugal use of public resources is as good as raising more money. With those, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I support."
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