taxes
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Cooperatives & Communities
Legal dilemma as URA ignores Attorney Generals’ advice on taxing SACCOs
KAMPALA, July 3, 2024 – The Uganda Revenue Authority [ URA ] still wants to charge withholding tax on dividends and interest earned from savings of SACCO members even after the Attorney…
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News
Global carbon pricing revenues top a record US$ 100bln
WASHINGTON, May 23, 2024 — In 2023, carbon pricing revenues reached a record US$ 104 billion, according to the World Bank’s annual “State and Trends of Carbon Pricing 2024” report released today.…
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MPs want Non-Ugandans to pay for services at Uganda Cancer Institute
KAMPALA, May 15, 2024 – The provision of free treatment to foreigners at the Uganda Cancer Institute [UCI] has raised eyebrows among Members of Parliament [MPs] on Public Accounts Committee [Central Government].…
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News
African economies to grow by 3.4 percent in 2024-report
KAMPALA, April 9, 2024 – Increased private consumption and declining inflation are supporting an economic rebound in Sub-Saharan Africa. However, the recovery remains fragile due to uncertain global economic conditions, growing debt…
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News
Low revenue collection impedes service delivery in Kapelebyong district
KAPELEBYONG, February 22, 2024 – There was a lot of excitement among locals when Kapelebyong district curved from Amuria district and operationalised on July 1, 2018. The excitement among the locals of…
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Western
Masindi Municipal Council leaders trained on digital platforms to collect taxes
MASINDI, JANUARY 8, 2024 – In a bid to boost local revenue collection, leaders and technocrats in Masindi Municipal Council leaders have been trained on using a new digital platform to collect…
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Africa
COMESA decries longstanding NTBs across borders
LUSAKA, December 1, 2023 – Longstanding Non-Tariff Barriers [ NTBs ] constitute 63,6 percent of total outstanding NTBs in the COMESA region, with some of these remaining unresolved for an average period…
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Western
Kikuube leaders decry low tax revenue
KIKUUBE, November 28, 2023 – Kikuube district leaders are concerned that several companies in the district are not paying their fair share of taxes, which they say is affecting service delivery in the…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Ghana cooperative credit unions call for tax exemptions
ACCRA, November 7, 2023 – The Ghana Co-operative Credit Unions Association Limited is appealing to government to seriously consider exempting its members from paying taxes, according to local news website, Graphic Online.…
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Northern
Aduku traders protest poor sanitary conditions
KAMPALA, November 6, 2023 – More than 300 traders in Aduku town council in Kwania district are protesting the accumulated heaps of garbage that continue to emit a strong and unpleasant smell.…
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