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    "id": 235114,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Kimunya",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Finance",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 174,
        "legal_name": "Amos Muhinga Kimunya",
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    "content": " Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I beg to move:- 3566 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES November 9, 2006 THAT, Clause 20 be amended by deleting subclause (c) and substituting therefor the following new subclause- (c) by deleting subsection 8 and substituting therefor the following new subsection- (8) In this section, where the Minister is required to give his approval regarding any matter, he may make rules relating to the granting of such approval. Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, within the Bill, we made some amendments to facilitate philanthropic contribution by members of the public - what they call chess- including contributions to charitable organisations, schools, hospitals and building roads to be tax deductible. What we did not do at that point was to basically make the rules that will govern how the exemptions by the Minister will be given, how people will prescribe, apply and so on. What we are asking here is that we empower the Minister to make the rules for granting tax deductions, so that everyone is in the clear picture as to how to get the exemptions or not. Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, we do not want to leave it to the wishes of the Minister to grant this or that. There has to be some very clear-cut rules that everyone understands. Everyone needs to see that:\"If I fill these forms, I am likely to do this or that.\" We are basically looking at ways of removing the discretion. As it is now, it gives the Minister discretion to either say: \"This one can qualify and this other one cannot.\" However, by making the rules, which will then be gazetted for public debate, we will have removed that discretion and made it more transparent in terms of how one can qualify."
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