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    "id": 664322,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/664322/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Dawood",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 2572,
        "legal_name": "Abdul Rahim Dawood",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I would like to support this Bill by Hon. Wamunyinyi. I would like to ask him to consult tax experts because by having VAT exempted, it will mean that any input tax that will be borne by the transporter cannot be recovered, whereas when it is zero-rated, the VAT input can be claimed. Whatever the transporter charges cannot be recovered. This increases the cost to about Kshs1,200 because the transporter cannot recover the VAT input. He would be paying VAT input when buying spare parts of trucks or whatever vehicle they use. So, Hon. Wamunyinyi should look into the tax point of view because an exempt supplier is not eligible for registration for VAT refund in the first place. Even if we zero-rate or exempt VAT, we need to know whether the benefits go down to the farmer. Sugar factories in Kenya are the most expensive. Within the COMESA region, there are countries which can supply us sugar much cheaply than our own sugar factories. We need to know what is wrong with our sugar factories. There must be somebody somewhere making more money than they are supposed to or there is something wrong in the way the factories mill sugar in Kenya. I agree with my other colleagues who have said that we need to 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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