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    "id": 419172,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/419172/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Wandayi",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "James Opiyo Wandayi",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I want to support this amendment Bill by my friend, hon. Mbadi. It is the work of any government to ensure that life is bearable for its citizens. The Chair is, of course, aware that the Jubilee Government has not done well in this front. However, if I go straight to the matter, taxation cannot just be an end in itself. Taxation is supposed to serve a purpose. If we continue to levy taxes and charge VAT on essential commodities that every common person in this country uses every single day, we are not only torturing the common person but also stifling production. I am delighted that some of the items that the proposer of this amendment Bill has included in this category that should be tax exempt are farm inputs. We are aware that for any country to develop, the productive sectors of the economy, such as agriculture, manufacturing and the likes must be encouraged or supported to perform optimally. The fact that items such as pesticides, fungicides, herbicides and so on and so forth have been included in this amendment Bill is very positive. It is going to go a long way in making it possible for farmers to produce cost effectively."
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