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In a February 9 th, 2021 letter, the treasury deputy secretary Patrick Ocailap has asked the Bank of Ugandan Governor Emmanuel Mutebile  to give his opinion on the matter, not later than tomorrow, Friday, February 12 According to the ministry, whereas mobile money withdraws are subject to a 0.5% excise duty, at the counter, agency banking and ATM withdrawals are not subjected to the same tax. Ocailap says taxing cash withdrawals will not only improve tax compliance and increase revenue but wil...

By Juliet Nalwooga The Finance minister Matia Kasaija has revealed that he is not aware about the proposed tax on

Daily Monitor Wednesday February 03 2021 Summary Public debt is projected to increase to 49.9 per cent of gross domestic product by end of June 2021, before peaking  to 54.1 per cent in the 2022/23 financial year. Advertisement Rising expenditure pressures resulting from the need to finance infrastructure projects and an increase in Covid-19 related borrowing will push Uganda’s public debt to 54.1 per cent by the end of the 2022/23 financial year, according projections by the Ministry of Fin...

Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? OffOn Ugandas president orders suspension of European-backed fund Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has ordered the suspension of a multimillion-dollar fund backed by European nations that supported the work of local groups focusing on democracy and good governance By RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press February 3, 2021, 3:14 PM • 4 min read The Associated Press FILE - In this Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021 file photo, Ugandans wait to...

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Daily Monitor Friday January 22 2021 A user attempts to update Facebook’s WhatsApp application on his mobile phone. Many users are opting for VPN to run their social media accounts during Internet shutdowns. PHOTO | AFP Summary The line ministry says they will identify all the websites offering VPN services and block them before tracing to arrest those who are already using the VPN services. Advertisement Government yesterday warned Ugandans using Virtual Private Networks (VPN) that it has ac...

THE STANDARD By Xinhua | December 29th 2020 at 09:46:19 GMT +0300 Uganda President Yoweri Museveni (PHOTO: Edward Kiplimo,Standard) Kenya is the latest East African Community (EAC) Member State to allow Ugandan sugar access its market after protracted negotiations by both countries. Kenya had barred sugar imports from Uganda, arguing that most of the sugar did not originate from the East African country to benefit from regional trade protocols. Kenya argued that sugar is imported into Uganda ...