Govt proposes more tax on fuel
Saturday April 24 2021
State Minister for Finance David Bahati appears before Finance Committee of Parliament yesterday to table the new tax measures. PHOTO/ ALEX ESAGALA
Summary
The proposed increase in fuel tax was presented as a replacement of the earlier proposed road licence fee.
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The government intends to increase the tax per litre of petrol and diesel by Shs100 in order to increase revenue in the next financial year, junior Finance minister David Bahati, has said.
The proposed tax increases will raise the tax on petrol to Shs1,450 per litre and Shs1,130 per litre of diesel.
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Taxpayers body rejects new taxes, plans demo
Saturday April 17 2021
Passenger Service Vans in Kampala. The government is planning to re-introduce an annual licence by July this year following the Traffic and Road Safety Act Amendment Bill 2021. PHOTO/EDGAR R. BATTE
Summary
The taxes include a 12 per cent levy on Internet bundles, an annual road licence fee of Shs200,000 for car owners and Shs50,000 for motor cycle owners under the Traffic and Road Safety Amendment Bill 2021 and an increase of rental income tax from 20 per cent to 30 per cent.
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Taxpayers under an umbrella body, National Taxpayers Protection Organisation, have planned a demonstration to express their dissatisfaction with proposed taxes.