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    "content": "characteristics, even in Britain, Excise Tax is based on retail price and weight of the cigarette. In Uganda it is based on the packaging characteristics and the weight of the cigarette. In Rwanda it is a straight percentage. In Kenya, we have come up with something very strange called “length of cigarette”. When 98 per cent of the cigarettes are 84 millimetres and above, why do you introduce 72 millimetres? If you check you will find that 72 millimetres was only introduced for one reason; to make sure that Mastermind cigarettes were brought from Class B to Class C so that they can pay a higher tax. So, we said that, that cannot be right. Tax must be fair, equitable and the rates have remained the same. Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, in conclusion, I urge that the amount of tax revenue that is claimed to be lost by this change will be remedied by the other cigarettes moving to a class where they pay less tax and, therefore, the influx of imported cigarettes will be minimized. So, whatever we lose in the tax revenue that will be reduced will actually be compensated for by the cigarettes that will not come in from Uganda and Tanzania. Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I would like to support my amendments."
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