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    "id": 1559891,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kilifi North, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Owen Baya",
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    "content": "billion and the exemption was granted before 1st of January, and shall continue to apply for 12 months after this date.” This House is aware that the Tax (Amendment) Act took effect on 27th December 2024. As currently worded, the amendment appears to apply retrospectively. It implies that the Cabinet Secretary should not have granted exemption after January 2024 and that only exemptions granted before this date are valid for 12 months ending in January 2024. This does not reflect the intended purpose of providing a transition period of VAT exemption. Instead, it inadvertently suggests that the Cabinet Secretary acted contrary to the law by granting exemptions through 2024, despite the law permitting such grants at the time."
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