Gov't proposes to drop OTT - Daily Monitor

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Friday April 02 2021
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The government has proposed to abolish the payment of Over the Top Services (OTT) under the Excise Duty (Amendment) Bill, 2021.
The Bill scheduled for tabling on the floor of Parliament on Thursday by the Minister of Finance Matia Kasaija also proposes the re-introduction of excise duty at a rate of 12 percent on internet data. 
However according to audit firm- PricewaterhouseCoopers, the Bill proposes exclusion for data used for the provision of medical and education services.
The Over the Top Services (OTT) or social media tax was first introduced in 2018 and caused a nationwide uproar and protests led by Kyadondo East MP Robert Kyagulanyi. Sections of the public then demanded a reconsideration of the Excise Duty (Amendment) Act, 2018 with a view of removing the Shs200 over the Top (OTT) tax that came into effect on July 1, 2018.

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