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.