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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Endebess, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose",
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    "content": "so that the Cabinet Secretary can be given another opportune time to respond to the questions that have been asked by the Members. Thirdly, on the response on promotion of local manufacturing for pharmaceutical products, in our Finance Bill, we had proposed that there should be zero rating of the production of pharmaceutical products, but that was not done. Instead, exemption was done. We are hoping that this House will in the next Finance Bill look into how to promote local manufacturing so that we can lower the cost of drugs within our country. It is upon us as a House to take it up and see that we do zero rating so that the cost of production and inputs by the manufacturers are not taxed. That will lower the cost of medicines and that can also promote local manufacturing because we have some pharmaceutical companies which look at the cost of production of medicine in our country as being high."
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