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    "id": 845540,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/845540/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Suna East, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Junet Nuh",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Junet Sheikh Nuh",
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    "content": " The import of this amendment is to defer the Value Added Tax on petrol, diesel and other things like that. These taxes were passed in 2016, but they were deferred for two years until now, 2018. If we impose these taxes at the moment, we are going to create a lot of inflation in the country and the cost of living will be very high. I want to plead with Members that we defer the imposition of the taxes for two more years so that we can engage the National Treasury. We could decide to impose the taxes from next year starting with, say, 5 per cent and then 10 per cent. Slowly by slowly, they will achieve the percentage they require. This is a very important matter for the country. Parliament has been accused many times of not being sensitive to the needs of the people. It is time now for us to rise to the occasion and make sure that we side with the people and let the National Treasury impose the taxes on a later date."
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