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    "id": 199739,
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    "speaker_name": "Dr. Oburu",
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        "legal_name": "Oburu Ngona Odinga",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT, the Second Schedule to the Bill be amended- (a) in item (b)- (iii) by deleting Tariff No.3923.21.00 and the proposals relating thereto; (iv) by deleting Tariff No.3923.29.00 and the proposals relating thereto; (v) by deleting Tariff No.6305.33.00 and the proposals relating thereto; Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, the deletions we have proposed to item (b) of the Second Schedule have to do with plastics. The Minister has levied a 120 per cent tax on plastics, under the tariff numbers referred to. It is the feeling of the Committee that the issue of plastics is environmental, and not a tax issue. The Committee was informed that the Minister for Environment and Natural Resources has already taken appropriate action with the stakeholders. They are establishing a levy, which will be used for disposal and recycling of plastics. This is the only way the plastics issue will be dealt with, and not through levying a tax, which will go into the general revenue kitty without specifically being earmarked for plastics disposal. 4480 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES October 16, 2007 The Minister has already proposed amendments to the two items falling under Tariff Nos.3923.21.00 and 3923.29.00, which are captured under parts (a)(iii) and (a)(iv) of the Committee's amendment to the Second Schedule, leaving out the tariff number captured under part (a)(v), which is the most crucial being the type of paper bag used by the ordinary woman selling mboga . So, he is only trying to give relief to the rich, who use the bigger bags, and excluding the poor person, who uses the small plastic bags on the market. Therefore, I propose to delete all of them, and not just the two that the Minister has proposed. I beg to move."
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