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    "speaker_name": "Hon. John Mbadi",
    "speaker_title": "The Cabinet Secretary for National Treasury and Economic Planning",
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, I will try to be fast. Yes, it is true that we have not made major changes in taxes that would disadvantage the taxpayer or individual taxpayers in terms of reducing their disposable income. This was a commitment. I know Sen. Sifuna is attributing it exclusively to Gen Z. This is partly true and partly not true. Sen. Sifuna knows my stand on taxes. Even before I joined the Cabinet or the Executive, I am one person who does not believe that higher taxes would lead to more revenue, or higher tax rates. That is my stand and I have spoken about it. Maybe we share that idea with the Gen Z, so it cannot be exclusively the Gen Z's ideas. I believe the Government is also sold to the idea that now, where we have reached, we cannot go further to reduce disposable income. On the housing levy, there is a discussion around seeing how to restructure it, because, again, it has serious benefits, in my view. Quite a number of projects are coming up, but at the same time, the individual employees, those with pay slips, have complaints, which you cannot ignore. A lot of restructuring is going on. I am sure that more pronouncements will come in due course. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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