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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Kimunya",
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        "legal_name": "Amos Muhinga Kimunya",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I believe that figure can be calculated, but as it was not the subject of this Question, I do not have that figure now. The fundamental issue here is that the allowances are above the income tax threshold for income tax relief. So, we cannot quite say that these are petty taxes. The principle is that anyone who is earning a salary or allowances over and above the amount of which there is an income tax relief should be paying that tax. As I said, there was a special exemption for councillors' allowances. That was through a circular that was done in 1980. The allowances then were based on the figures for 1980. The amounts may be out of date and we need to look at a revision of that circular in principle to capture the ones by the councillors and what we need to do for them. That work is ongoing as we talk."
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