Entry Instance

HTTP 200 OK
Allow: GET, PUT, PATCH, DELETE, HEAD, OPTIONS
Content-Type: application/json
Vary: Accept

{
    "id": 1116861,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1116861/?format=api",
    "text_counter": 233,
    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Suba South, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. John Mbadi",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 110,
        "legal_name": "John Mbadi Ng'ong'o",
        "slug": "john-mbadi"
    },
    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, just allow me a minute to conclude. I agree with the suggestions made, and I do not agree with the immediate former Leader of the Majority Party. When we make decisions, we must take responsibility. The immediate former Leader of the Majority Party and I supported the 8 per cent VAT increase on petroleum products, and we cannot run away from that fact and say it is bad. When we were supporting it we were people of sound mind. We were adults and Members of Parliament. I still believe we need to tax petroleum products but when that tax increases the prices, we can reduce the tax or even remove it for the period we are seeing that high increase. However, I do not agree that we do not need taxes in this country. We still need taxes. Let us not play populist politics. The only problem we have today is that those taxes have led to an increase in an essential commodity. Right now we are recommending drastic tax cuts. We still need development in the country. So, let us just agree that there is a problem which we are addressing today but let us not complain about the taxes which we championed. The immediate former Leader of the Majority was at the forefront and I supported him. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I support the Committee. We will discuss more when the Bills are brought to the House."
}