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    "id": 1346476,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kiambaa, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Njuguna Kawanjiku",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this important Bill. I also want to be on record for congratulating the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning and his Committee for coming up with such a noble proposal that will move our country forward. Tax is a very emotive topic. We have a lot of backlashes from the community on taxation and how far we can stretch the three million people who earn through payslips. It is very important for a tax policy to be brought on board so that we can increase our tax bracket and stop stretching and overburdening the three million Kenyans who are paying taxes. This Sessional Paper will make sure that we target the informal sector, agriculture sector and the Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) and then come up with a methodology that will ensure that everybody who belongs to this country pays taxes because there is no other way of growing our economy and improving development. There is no other way that the Government earns money or gets revenue apart from taxes. However, there must be a deliberate move to make sure that these policies are not overburdening the only people who are paying taxes. We must also broaden our tax nets and make sure that we collect revenue from the informal sector, where there is no formal ways of collecting tax. When it comes to agriculture, the Government has been collecting its revenue. You will realise that the informal and agricultural sectors bear the biggest load of tax. The money that is collected still goes back to build the informal sector and the agricultural sector. The KRA must come up with reforms that will help them broaden their network and collect more taxes. These are some of these issues that can be resolved if every Kenyan pays a 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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