The long awaited threat by Government to impose tax on digital companies may soon be realised, following a proposal by the Ministry of Finance to impose a 5% tax on all digital companies deriving income from Uganda. This followed the tabling of the seven tax bills, in particular The Income
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Amos Lugoloobi, Minister of State for Planning Government through the Ministry of Finance has proposed to amend the Traffic and Road Safety Act, to increase fines of motorists found liable of over speeding from the current Shs200,000 to Shs2M. The details are contained in the seven tax bills that were
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Kenya now wants to double its avocado exports from Sh15 billion to Sh30 billion annually in the next five years. Kenya now wants to double its avocado exports from KSh15 billion (UShs428.1bn) to Sh30 (UShs856.3bn) billion annually in the next five years after expanding its target markets globally. In June last year, the country
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Tourists at the Biharwe Eclipse Monument at Igongo Hotel/ Courtesy Photo The government has finally acquired a 49 per cent share in Igongo Cultural Centre and Country Hotel located in Mbarara. The move follows the conclusion of the share acquisition deal last month. Igongo Cultural Centre located at Biharwe along
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Gen Katumba Wamala, the Minister of Works & Transport presided over the graduation ceremony 57 students recently graduated in various courses from the East African Civil Aviation Academy in Soroti in a ceremony presided over by Gen Katumba Wamala, the Minister of Works & Transport. The graduands included 29 pilots,
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The president of the World Bank has told the BBC that he is concerned about some of the loans China has been making to developing economies in Africa. David Malpass says the terms and conditions need to be "more transparent". It comes amid worries that countries including Ghana and Zambia
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Construction works at Hoima international airport have resumed, a month after the contractor halted construction works citing a lack of funding from the government. The contractor for the airport construction works, a joint venture of Israeli-British firms, Shikun & Binui International-SBI/Colas limited halted the construction works at the airport in
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The first African Inter-Parliamentary Forum on Family Values and Sovereignty sitting at Entebbe is accusing the United Nations and many of its affiliate agencies of abdicating their role to protect the family. Sponsored by the African Bar Association (ABA), Family Watch International (FWI), Family Watch Africa (FWA) and the Parliament
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The government through the National Agriculture Advisory Services (NAADS) has procured 3 sets of mini dairy processing equipment to help dairy farmers add value to their milk. The move is also intended to boost all season's supply of milk but also stop farmers from over-depending on processing factories. The equipment
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The government has finally acquired a 49 per cent share in Igongo Cultural Centre and Country Hotel located in Mbarara. The move follows the conclusion of the share acquisition deal last month. Igongo Cultural Centre located at Biharwe along the Mbarara-Masaka highway has emerged as a popular destination for travellers
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