Kakira Sugar and other factories petitioned the High courtFor many Ugandans, taxes rarely feel real when they are first announced in Parliament.They feel distant then. Technical. Wrapped in legal amendments and budget speeches. The impact usually becomes clearer later, at the fuel s
There is a silent frustration growing among Ugandan employees. Not because people do not want to pay taxes.Most salaried workers already understand that taxation is part of nation-building. Every month, Pay As You Earn (PAYE) is deducted before salaries even hit bank accounts. Employees ha
Uganda National Teachers’ Union (UNATU) has spoken out on figures on new salary structure and taxes following news of teachers’ salary increment.Government secondary school arts teachers, primary school teachers as well as headteachers and deputy headteachers at both levels have been w
Gulu District Local Government has allocated the largest share of its 2026/27 draft budget to the education and sports sector, indicating a strong focus on human capital development.The district council approved the draft budget during its 6th session of the 11th council on Thursday, setti
For years, Pay As You Earn (PAYE) has felt like one of those silent deductions you don’t question. You just look at your payslip, sigh a little, and move on.But this time, it is different.For more than 10 years, Uganda has kept PAYE largely tied to a reality that no longer exists.
KAMPALA, Uganda – Parliament has passed the Income Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2026, rejecting a government proposal to tax income earned and sent home by Ugandans living and working abroad.In a sitting Thursday presided over by Speaker Anita Among, lawmakers also rejected a government proposa
Construction of a Shs335 million classroom block at Amorigoga Primary School in Abongomola Sub-County, Kwania District, is nearing completion, offering relief to learners who have long struggled with inadequate facilities.The project, funded by the Japanese government under the Grant Assis
Activists show support to raising PAYE threshold but call for even a higher level of UGX 600,000.Kampala, Uganda | URN | The business community, economists and civil society have hailed Government on the proposed tax measures for 2026/2027, but say some are detrimental.According to
The Commercial Division of the High Court has ordered Jie County MP, Lokii Peter Abrahams, to pay businessman and money lender Amit Jain nearly 5 billion Shillings for failure to repay a loan taken in 2012.Justice Steven Mubiru ruled that Lokii defaulted on a 265 million Shillings loan, wh
The Minister of State for Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Henry Musasizi, has revealed that the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) is expected to collect Shs 44.5 billion in taxes to support a proposed Shs 84.209 trillion national budget for the 2026/27 financial year.Musasizi also
