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    "id": 216545,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. M'Mukindia",
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        "id": 271,
        "legal_name": "Kirugi Joseph Laiboni M'Mukindia",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, if you look at the issue of zero-rating tax on certain equipment, that is positive. However, if you are going to give the Commissioner of Income Tax the power to except certain taxable supplies, the question arises; are we going back to the bad old days when this could be opened to abuse? How do you police this, so that it is not abused. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I also totally agree with Mr. Lagat that when zero- rating tax on milk powder, it should be specific to imported milk powder. I welcome very much the zero-rating of tax on pyrethrum extracts, although this does not go far enough. As we know, it makes us look not very clever to the eyes of the world when we remove tax on imported pyrethrin and yet, tax our local pyrethrum extracts. This has been going on for a very long time. It is a contradiction. We are taxing our farmers and then asking the Americans to bring in their pyrethrin tax free. This is a correction that the Minister has made and I support it. However, I do not think this will help the pyrethrum farmers very much unless it is accompanied by a total reform in the sector through the long awaited Pyrethrum Bill. Indeed, I will ask the Minister; when is it going to come to this House before we all pack to go home by December this year? Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I also support the issue of hides and skins. The issue that Mr. Oparanya raised regarding cigarettes can also be extended to liquor. These issues were with us here last year. Mr. Minister, you are aware of it. There seems there is somebody at the Treasury who seems to be misleading the Minister. There is no equity in the way taxation is applied to these three or four major locally owned manufacturing entities. Questions are being asked; why is the Minister targeting indigenously owned industries in this country for taxation? I am being honest with you! People are asking questions. Why are we favouring British American Tobacco (BAT) verses Mastermind Tobacco Ltd, or East Africa Breweries Ltd verses Keroche Industries? With those few remarks, I beg to support but urge amendments."
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