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    "id": 808281,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/808281/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kathiani, WDM-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Robert Mbui",
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        "legal_name": "Robert Mbui",
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    "content": "I am happy that this Bill proposes to increase taxation on winnings the people get. But when I read the Report from the Committee, it is quite discouraging and I think we need to be careful how we word this. It says, first and foremost, that these measures reflect the Government’s intention to benefit from the growing betting industry through additional tax collection. We should not, as a country, be saying that we want to benefit from a vice, something that we know is not helpful. We should not be glorifying the fact that the Government is going to get more money from these people. There is something else I read, that the move to introduce this withholding tax is aimed at shifting some of the burdens from the betting and gaming companies to the punters, in actual fact, the victims. Maybe what we should do is increase this tax on the companies that are involved in gaming and betting and also increase the tax further than what we have proposed here on the people that get the winnings so that we can discourage this culture. It is something that is going to destroy our nation. This is a step in the right direction. I think Members are comfortable with the idea that this is the way to go. With those remarks, I support."
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