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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kiminini, DAP-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Bisau Kakai",
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    "content": "Looking at the other side of the House, they have Members of the younger generation who you would expect would to be keen on the price of basic items like diapers. This morning, I listened to the presentation by the Leader of the Majority Party who listed four companies that are producing diapers and even sanitary pads. Figures do not lie. The four companies are not able to meet the demand of the sanitary pads or the diapers that are needed in this Republic. That means that the majority of those items that are used in this Republic are actually imported. What I would have expected from this Bill is for it to outline a good mechanism to encourage investors to come in and manufacture locally. Basically, what this Bill has done is to try and protect some local manufacturers and, of course, not promoting competency or proactiveness. We should not, in the spirit of protecting local manufacturers, try to put more taxes, especially 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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