Entry Instance

HTTP 200 OK
Allow: GET, PUT, PATCH, DELETE, HEAD, OPTIONS
Content-Type: application/json
Vary: Accept

{
    "id": 736629,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/736629/?format=api",
    "text_counter": 262,
    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Eng.) Gumbo",
    "speaker_title": "",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 24,
        "legal_name": "Nicholas Gumbo",
        "slug": "nicholas-gumbo"
    },
    "content": "groups, the young people. I would like to propose an amendment as we go into the Third Reading of this Bill so that we also talk about the issue of age limit and this should cover cases even when we are using gambling machines or when we are using digital and online betting platforms to undertake betting, lotteries and gambling. Having said that, I do not want to go into each of the provisions on the taxes and revenues that have been proposed. This year, as you may well know, I happen to have the privilege to sit as the Chair of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) and we have noticed a lacuna in the law on Miscellaneous Fees and Levies Act and this has got to do with the visa stamps. As we speak today, there is no specific provision in any of our laws to provide on how the revenue received from visa stamps in various embassies and diplomatic missions abroad should be recorded and treated. We now need to look at the Miscellaneous Fees and Levies Act, No.29 of 2016 so that we can make an amendment to include visa stamps among miscellaneous fees and levies that are being collected. This has made it prone to abuse."
}