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.