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
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
When rows of young Ugandans report for work on the assembly line of electric boda boda motorcycles, Presdeitn Yoweri Museveni’s son-in-law Odrek Rwabwogo says he sees more than machines and tools. He sees a future where Uganda builds more of what it uses.Odrek Rwabwogo, the husband of Pa
Unlike its approach to Rwanda, Kenya, DR Congo, and Tanzania, the United States has not been intentional in pursuing commercial engagement with Uganda.Different from its neighbours, Uganda is not a direct party to any binding trade agreements with the U.S. and relies on regional arrangemen
Kampala, Uganda: Civil society organisations have raised alarm over Uganda’s growing public debt and widening gaps in health sector funding, warning that the latest Auditor General’s report exposes serious weaknesses in the management of public resources.The report examined 182 ministr
Speaker of Parliament Rt. Hon. Anita Annet Among in pink dress.Speaker of Parliament Anita Annet Among has rejected claims by Democratic Party President Norbert Mao that she is an “accidental Speaker,” insisting that her position was earned through a legitimate vote by Members of Parli
Speaker Anita Among (Middle) and other women activists at Parliament.The Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among has pledged that Parliament will support tax incentives aimed at increasing the production and affordability of reusable sanitary pads for schoolgirls across Uganda.Among comm
