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 Government to present the proposed annual budget to the Parliament by 1st may. This enhances the Government’s ability to have a transparent and predictable budget before its presented to the nation 1st April of each year for approval by 31st If passed by Parliament and assented to by the President of the Republic of Uganda, all the Bills will become law on 1st July 2019. Passage of the Bills is anticipated in early June. In general, the Amendment Bills (except the Tax Procedures Code (Amendment) Bill, 2019) have proposed to define the term “citizen” to cover a natural person who is a citizen of any East African Community (EAC) state or an East African company or a body of persons in which at least 51% of the shares are held by a citizen of any EAC state. This proposal is likely to promote cross-border trade and business across the EAC by ensuring that any tax benefits available to Uganda citizens will be available to all EAC individuals and companies.