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    "id": 1378550,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nominated, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. John Mbadi",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "John Mbadi Ng'ong'o",
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    "content": " I am saying that this problem is going to be bigger. In the Year 2020/2021, I will read what the problem was. Basically, it was COVID-19 and at one point we reduced the tax rate. We thereafter increased it, but now it is going to be worse. The Committee, however, observed several instances where Government employees were not able to comply with the provisions of the law and human resource policies on the One-Third Rule of basic salary. Reasons adduced were tax reliefs accorded to public officers during COVID-19 but later lifted despite staff committing their net salaries. Moreover, changes in superannuation and tax brackets led to this anomaly. The Committee observes that there is potential for the same recurring due to an uncertain tax regime like the one we are in. The Committee recommends that the Government ensures that staff are not disadvantaged through the imposition of tax or other measures on their salaries, and that any new policy regime affecting employees' pay should be capped at the maximum of two-thirds of existing staff basic salaries. I do not know how this would be done but that is what my Committee felt. Failure to resolve prior year’s matters, is another cross-cutting issue. The Committee noted various instances where matters recurred because accounting officers did not implement remedial measures for errors of omission or commission. Whilst awaiting the Committee's Report for any preceding financial year, it is the expectation of the Committee that accounting officers be proactive and, incrementally, improve internal controls. The Committee, therefore, 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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