In her budget speech, Finance Minister Maria Kiwanuka said 81 per cent of it would be funded from domestic revenue, which only follows that Ugandan taxpayers – especially businesses – should gear up in preparation for a new, more stringent taxregime. But before I address the plight of businesses, a word for the government: while [...]

On 28 March 2019, Uganda’s Minister of Finance Planning and Economic Development tabled Tax Amendment Bills before the Parliament, unlike in the past when budgetary proposals for the year were closely guarded and revealed on the national budget reading day in June. It’s now a requirement under the Public Finance Management Act 2015(PFMA 2015) for [...]