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    "id": 601937,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Sunjeev",
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        "legal_name": "Sunjeev Kour Birdi",
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    "content": "an overpayment, you have to have it at least within 30 days. It does not add up. I feel that if you have overpaid, you should get back your money in good time. I would like to introduce an amendment to this particular clause. I will convince the Committee that there should be some sort of harmonisation of overpayment. That money can also be used as credit for companies. Either way, it would work for businesses. An hon. Member mentioned that tax avoidance is not illegal. I would like to bring to the attention of the House that tax avoidance costs our country Kshs639 billion. That is a huge amount of money. The people behind tax avoidance are actually in multinationals. If tax avoidance is not illegal, and tax evasion is illegal, then we should find a way of routing back the Kshs639 billion into the economy. It is natural to find ways and means to grow your economy. To say that tax avoidance is not illegal is short-sightedness. A business, a home or an individual will always look for ways of self-development by making more money. This Bill seeks to tax people double the amount for evading tax. At this point, 20 per cent is charged to tax evaders. This means that the KRA is trying to be more stringent in punishing tax evaders. I would like to urge all Members of Parliament to support this Bill. This Bill is not about who is, or has been, the best President of this country. It is about tax procedures. I would like to urge all Members of Parliament to join hands and get things moving in the right direction. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker."
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