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    "id": 36196,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/36196/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Magerer",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Energy",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 51,
        "legal_name": "Magerer Kiprono Langat",
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    "content": "When we talk about Government subsidies, we want to give back to the people. Coming from the Ministry, already the Government has profiled a taxation regime on oil industry and on various fuels. It would make much more sense if we look at the levels of taxation by the Government which in effect would still mean the same as creating a subsidy. My take is that we, in Government, and particularly the Treasury and also the Ministry of Energy, should be able to consider the reduction of taxes seriously. I mean taxes on petroleum products. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, if I am not wrong, on petrol alone the Government reaps about Kshs35 per litre from the taxation alone. So, looking at it, if the Government reduces that tax to a reasonable amount, maybe even halving it, then we might be headed to where my good friend, Langat is talking about without necessarily having to create another budget to be able to fund the same thing."
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