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Debt servicing crisis threatens 55mln women’s jobs, UN report warns
KAMPALA, May 4, 2026 — Rising debt servicing costs could result in the loss of 55 million jobs for women and a 17 per cent drop in their per capita income, according…
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Raising more revenue: Gov’t tables tax Bills for FY2026/27
KAMPALA, April 3, 2026 — Government has tabled new tax Bills for the financial year [FY] 2026/2027, with a 30 per cent environmental levy on imported secondhand clothes. The Bills were tabled…
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Women’s economic opportunity laws only half-enforced globally
KAMPALA, February 24, 2026—Laws designed to ensure equal economic opportunities for women are only half-enforced on average across the world, indicating that the barriers that keep women from contributing fully to growth…
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SACCO leaders applaud Museveni’s pledge to extend tax holiday
MBARARA CITY, February 3, 2026 – Leaders of Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisations [SACCOs] in Western Uganda have expressed relief and renewed focus on development following President Yoweri Museveni’s pledge to extend…
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Parliament waives stamp duty on agreements, imposes new tax on hides and skins exports
KAMPALA, May 15, 2025 –– Parliament has passed the Stamp Duty [Amendment] Bill, 2025 introducing a “near-duty” classification and effectively scrapping the longstanding Shs 15,000 duty on agreements and mortgage deeds. The…
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US coops react to Trump’s election victory
WASHINGTON DC, November 20, 2024 — US Republican President-elect, Donald Trump, is expected to embark on a radical programme of cuts to corporate and income tax, rollback of federal regulations and environmental…
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Buganda, Bugisu politicians unite in bid to save UCDA
KAMPALA, October 18, 2024 — Members of Parliament from the Buganda and Bugisu regions have issued stern warnings against any attempt to dissolve the Uganda Coffee Development Authority [UCDA], stating that such…
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URA weighs SACCO tax refund
KAMPALA, September 13, 2024 – There is hope that an interminable tax dispute pitting local Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisations [SACCOs] against the Uganda Revenue Authority [URA] is approaching resolution. The dispute,…
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URA-MTN tax row just one of several others
KAMPALA, September 4, 2024 — The national tax collector, the Uganda Revenue Authority [URA], and the local telecom giant MTN Uganda are embroiled in a quiet tax dispute worth billions of shillings.…
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Draft National Tax Policy in the offing
KAMPALA, August 9, 2024 – The Finance ministry is nearing completion of a new National Tax Policy, which is anticipated to become public in December. This policy will outline comprehensive guidelines for…
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