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    "id": 579147,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/579147/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. S. S. Ahmed",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Ahmed Shakeel Shabbir Ahmed",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to contribute on the Bill. I am also a Member of the Departmental Committee on Finance, Planning and Trade. I support my Committee Chairman in what he has presented. Of course, there will be a few things that will be refined. The VAT hits the poor much harder than it hits the rich. This is a pro-rich type of taxation that we should use sparingly. When it comes to the issue of laptops, I do not see any reason why laptops should not be exempt from VAT. Withholding 6 per cent tax and sending it to the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) is a practice that is all over the world. It is actually more than 6 per cent. There was a time when we were withholding the whole amount of VAT. We were writing two cheques. Even in the Constituencies Development Fund (CDF), we were writing one cheque for the amount and another for the VAT, which was sent directly to the VAT official and the credit was given to the supplier. Unfortunately, that was changed and as a result, there has been rampant corruption and the VAT is never given. So, the 6 per cent is a good idea and it must go on. 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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