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    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Zani",
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        "legal_name": "Agnes Zani",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, the sentiments that have been raised by Sen. Kerrow are very important. This is a matter that we, as the Committee, need to look into. He is right that, that 33 per cent in itself should be able to reduce the fees by a third. That is a specific policy that has been put in place by the Government to ease the burden. We will go back and query the issues to find out whether that has been implemented, to what extent and what the effects of that have been. Indeed, not only do we need to find out whether it has been applied, but also whether there has been a specific effect. We also need to know whether that specific effect can actually be seen within the various variances because we could have school fees, for example, at Alliance High School reducing, but still be substantially high. Of the 33 per cent, those who are paying 20 per cent when it is reduced by a third will go very low. But in terms of a comparative approach those, for example, in Alliance High School, will still be paying more. The intervention, in terms of education to ensure that the fees is actually across board, more or less distributed, will be important for us, as a Committee, to look into."
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