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    "id": 1163999,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1163999/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Farhiya",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Farhiya Ali Haji",
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    "content": "Thank you Madam Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. I thank Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve for making us aware of this day. Social justice is important and critical for survival of this country and all the other nations in the world. I will pick on one critical issue that is causing a lot of inequalities. We have been advised that the net-worth of the world’s richest people has increased because of the Corona Virus pandemic (COVID-19). However, as you are aware, some businesses have gone down, while others, their resources have not been the same. When businesses go down, it has an impact on what Government. This is because it relies on direct taxation in form of Value Added Tax (VAT), corporation taxes, as a result of profit and all other income that it relies on from businesses. When many people are impacted by COVID-19 pandemic, revenues tend to dwindle. Madam Temporary Speaker, I want to address the international community and our friends out there. When businesses are affected, revenue generation is also affected. Therefore, the ability for the developing countries to service their debts is also affected. The magnitude and impact of COVID-19 pandemic cannot be overlooked. I urge the international community to have a little bit of sympathy for countries that are developing. COVID-19 pandemic has been with us for the last three years and it has not ended. So, if they waive both principal and interest for the next three years, it will allow"
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