{"id":17294,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/17294/?format=json","text_counter":430,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Mr. Kenyatta","speaker_title":"The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance","speaker":{"id":168,"legal_name":"Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta","slug":"uhuru-kenyatta"},"content":"Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, to bring equity in the prices of beer and to simplify the beer Excise Tax regime, I propose to amend the Customs and Excise Duty Act to rationalize Excise Duty on beer at Kshs70 per litre, or 40 per cent of the retail selling price. I have also harmonized Excise Duty on cigarettes at Kshs1, 200 per mille or 35 per cent of the retail selling price."}