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Politics
MPs agree with Museveni, scrap tax on confectionaries
MPs have passed the Excise Duty [Amendment] Bill, 2022 scrapping taxes on sugar confectionaries, sweets, gums, and chocolates. The Bill was earlier passed in March 2022 but returned to Parliament for reconsideration…
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URA moots using drones to fight smuggling at border points
MASAKA– Uganda Revenue Authority [ URA ] could start using drones as an alternative measure to fight smuggling at various porous border points. This was revealed by URA customs manager in charge…
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Cooperatives & Communities
PDM: Ugandan youth call for tax waivers on their enterprises
KAMPALA-Youth leaders from across the country have urged government to waive off taxes on enterprises run by young people as they are earmarked to benefit from the Parish Development Model [PDM]. The…
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Masindi residents decry poor extension services
MASINDI– Residents of Masindi district are dissatisfied with the inadequate extension services rendered by different officers of the district local government. The residents expressed their concerns on Tuesday during a stakeholders’ meeting…
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Gulu City neglects LCs, spends their Shs 480mln on court cases
GULU– Gulu City authorities have diverted Shs 480 million meant to pay LCI and LCII chairpersons and instead used the money to pay debts arising out of court cases. The city currently…
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Cooperatives & Communities
DR Congo and Uganda security officials meet over cross-border smuggling
NEBBI- Ugandan security officials in Nebbi district and their counterparts from DR-Congo’s Mahagi Territory, in Eastern Ituri Province met on Tuesday to discuss the rise in the smuggling of goods between the…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Govt slashes tax on opaque beer
KAMPALA – Brewers producing the low cost opaque beer in Uganda will in the new Financial Year 2022/2023 enjoy a tax cut as government entices more local manufacturers into alcohol brewing. Effective July…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Construction of Mbarara’s Shs 20bn new market is completed after more than 5 years
MBARARA – Mbarara Central Market that had stalled for about five years since 2018 has been completed. The contractor, Roko Construction Company officially handed it over to the City Council. The new…
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Cooperatives & Communities
COVID-19 leads to 35% drop in Nebbi municipality revenue
Nebbi Municipality has recorded a 35% drop in revenue collection as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic’s toll on businesses. This has affected service delivery and led to suspension of some of…
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Masindi municipal council loses Shs 50m in revenue due to lockdown
Masindi municipal council has lost Shs 50m in revenue over the past two months as a result of restrictions imposed in response to the threat of the Coronavirus pandemic, says Gafa Kate,…
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