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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Eng. Gumbo",
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        "legal_name": "Nicholas Gumbo",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I also wish to join the hon. Member for Kipipiri in strenuously opposing this amendment. This amendment is very unfair, especially to those of us who represent rural constituencies. I will plead with the Chair of the Departmental Committee on Finance, Planning and Trade to drop this amendment, because in most cases even the compensation that people are given during compulsory acquisition is too low. Why would the Government, which is supposed to protect enterprise, take your money, then tax it and you are left with money that cannot help you get a parcel land of the same value? It is not correct to say that in most cases valuation is inflated. Some of us who come from areas where the Government has compulsorily acquired land to construct roads and other public projects--- We know that in most cases the valuation are low. Therefore, I strenuously oppose this amendment and ask the hon. Member to withdraw it. This idea of trying to look for taxes everywhere, even in areas where The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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