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    "id": 1590481,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1590481/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kitui Central, WDM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr) Makali Mulu",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Speaker, these are my three recommendations. First, if we want to be right on this journey, we must broaden the tax base. We must think about how to achieve that. Secondly, we must seal any tax leakages in terms of collection. Thirdly, we must have a predictable tax regime in this country; if I am investing in Kenya, I can know how the tax regime will look like over the next 10 years. I have read the report and I have seen a very good proposal from the think tanks that we need to review our Pay As You Earn (PAYE) rate bands. That is good for the country, and we need to take it seriously as a House and encourage our people. As I conclude, the Chairman of Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning must take note that Hon. Mbadi read a Budget with a deficit of Ksh923 billion. As the Budget and Appropriations Committee, we approved a Budget deficit of Ksh876 billion. We must be told where the difference of Ksh47 billion will come from. I hope it will not be from additional taxation. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker."
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