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    "id": 602054,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Katoo",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 199,
        "legal_name": "Judah Katoo Ole-Metito",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Let me take this opportunity to first thank the 33 Members who have contributed to this very important Bill. I was able to pick up four overall points that Members have raised. First is the need to decentralise taxation or tax collection. With regard to revenue collection, Members are of the view that the KRA should be empowered in law to collect revenue all over the country, at both the county and national levels. The KRA should then just remit what is meant for counties later on. There has been a feeling that counties do not record or report what they collect. By doing so, we will be able to say how much we have collected as a country and economy. There was also need for KRA to meet its target and expand its tax brackets. Hon. Members have suggested that in this Bill, there should be a differentiation between tax evasion and tax avoidance, especially when generating penalties for both. There was a feeling that tax 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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