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Proposed taxes will increase cost of doing business
Tuesday April 13 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
Revenue targets. Government hopes to raise at least Shs400 billion from 10 Tax (Amendment) Bills 2021 in the quest to meet revenue targets in an economy where the Covid-19 pandemic has battered collections.
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On April 1, Finance Minister Matia Kasaija proposed a raft of tax amendments, most of which tax analysts say if passed in their current form, will deepen the tax burden.