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    "id": 1498214,
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    "speaker_name": "Nandi Hills, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Bernard Kitur",
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    "content": "I want to mention a bit about the transitional provisions, especially where it says that within three months upon commencement of this Act, a county government shall submit a list of all taxes, fees and charges that are imposed prior to the commencement of this Act to the Cabinet Secretary for onward transmission to the Inter-agency Transitional Committee. What that means is that any of the taxes or levies that will not meet Article 209(5) of the Constitution will be cured by that Committee. As I have said, that will harmonise and clean up the uneven landscape of the tax regimes in various counties. On the aspect of waivers and variations, indeed, those existed in the past, where waivers were not well articulated. At times, they were not done based on a proper policy and in an objective manner. In this part, there are no taxes or licence fees. There will be no waivers unless a record of why they are being granted is provided. They will be reported to the Auditor- General within three months when they are granted. This means that there is a procedure that has to be followed for any waiver to be granted. It must also explain the economic impact of such variations or waivers, including potential shifts in tax burden and benefits. Any variation and waivers that have to be made must be done in an equitable manner. It will not be on the whims or feelings of the political class. It shall be standardised. When I look at all this, it is a very timely Bill that will even the tax regimes and guide how the county governments will continue to impose taxes. The business people will have a predictable environment when they are doing their business. I thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I support this Bill."
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