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    "id": 1347087,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1347087/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Limuru, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Eng.) John Kiragu",
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    "content": "As a country, we have been spoilt over the years by depending on other people to pay their taxes and for us to go and beg them to support our development operations. In countries like Austria, if you declare that you are a Christian, they take 10 per cent of your earnings, which is then given to many of us here. We think this money is free, but some of it comes with attachments. This policy is calling for us to relook at the way we do our taxes. Can we find out the loopholes that are there? Many say that people are running from this country due to taxes. Some companies exist mainly because they have been evading taxes. They bring materials to the country and make money without contributing to their rightful share of taxes. In the hotel industry, some people are paid overseas despite having visitors, who leave nothing in this country. We never get to know how much tax they ought to surrender to this nation. This policy is a strategy for us to enlarge our base so that we can include those who are not salaried. If you visit different parts of the country, including my home area, you will see herds of cows and goats that produce milk. There is no record of how much they get and how much they pay as tax. If we approach these people who are outside the tax bracket and ensure that they also pay taxes, we can support ourselves. I feel that the strategy is right and this policy is good for us to adopt. We will finally establish that this nation will not develop by begging and kneeling to our masters out there. It is about time we look at our problems and find solutions to them. I support."
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