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    "id": 595214,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Langat",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 384,
        "legal_name": "Benjamin Kipkirui Langat",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move:- THAT, the recommendation by H.E the President to insert a new item in Part I of Paragraph 1 of the First Schedule, relating to Fruit juices (includinggrape must), and vegetable juices, unfermented and not containing added spirit,whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter andcorresponding rate of Excise Duty, be deleted. This is something this House had considered and approved to reduce the rate from Kshs10 to Kshs5. After conducting the public hearing process, in which we spent a lot of money listening to the public who are the stakeholders, it was felt that Kshs10 would cause a serious increase in prices. I agree with my good friend Hon. Duale in terms of revenue, but it is also wrong to assume that the higher the price, the higher the taxes that the Government would raise. Higher prices will affect consumption and will reduce the revenue at the end. We were listening to both sides to see what is sustainable to the taxpayers and what will actually lead to collection of revenue in a manner that does not cause problems to the economy. Thank you."
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