The government has unveiled a proposed UGX84.2 trillion national budget for the Financial Year 2026/2027, with projected domestic revenue of UGX44.5 trillion, as part of efforts to boost service delivery and economic growth.Speaking to journalists at Parliament on Friday, the State Ministe
Eric Sakwa, former Resident District Commissioner (RDC) for Jinja District (now Jinja City) has revealed how a fallout with mafias in Busoga over 2016 Independence Day Celebrations ended with his abrupt transfer (announced on radio) and how the lady who was his line minister, who effected it, lat
MTN Uganda has secured a major reprieve in its tax dispute with the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA), after the Tax Appeals Tribunal ruled that the company may not be required to immediately pay part of a contested Shs169.9 billion tax bill linked to mobile money transactions.The dispute ste
KAMPALA: Uganda is planning sweeping changes to its personal income tax system to ease pressure on low-income earners, even as it rolls out new tax measures to recover at least 49 billion Ugandan shillings in additional revenue, according to official proposals for the 2026/27 financial year seen
Economists and tax experts warn that government’s plan to raise Shs4.8 trillion through new taxes, including a fuel levy, could increase inflation, slow construction activity, and undermine economic recovery if the tax base is not widened.A growing chorus of economists and tax experts is
When most people hear the term NGO (Non-Governmental Organisation), they tend to think of impact—community projects, humanitarian efforts, and driving social change.Taxes, however, are rarely part of that picture.One of the biggest misconceptions about NGOs is that, because they a
Rising mobile money transaction and withdrawal charges are increasingly eating into the profits of small businesses in Uganda, with traders and MSMEs warning that the high cost of digital transactions could slow the country’s push toward a digital economy.Mobile money has revolutionized
National Resistance Movement (NRM) political activists who also double as the chairperson of the children and grandchildren of the 1981 war veterans in the Luwero Triangle Muwada Kanamwangi has warned President Yoweri Museveni and wife Janet Kataha Museveni to be careful when attending endless 20
The Uganda Police Corporate Team secured a 2–1 victory over the Sheikhs to win the second edition of the Eid Cup at the Kira Road Police Arena, in a match aimed at strengthening community policing and fostering unity through sport.The closely contested fixture brought together members of
Uganda’s mobile money tax policy is threatening to reverse years of digital financial inclusion by driving low-income users back to cash. With 43 million accounts processing 326.3 trillion shillings annually, experts warn that excise duties on withdrawals and service fees are making digital pay
