The smuggled items Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) enforcement officers in Elegu were treated to comic antics by a smuggler in Alinyapi, who was using hidden pathways along River Onyama as a racket of youth resorted to transporting their loot across the water body for trading in the Ugandan territory. As
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State Minister of Finance (Privatisation and Investment), Evelyn Anite (Center) with other officials from Uganda at the ongoing 2024 Annual Investment Meeting (AIM) Congress in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Uganda submitted three green investment projects and those enabled Uganda to top the continental list for the year 2023. Uganda
Read MoreSome of the impounded vehicles Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) is set to collect about Shs115 million in penalties from vehicles that were impounded in anti-smuggling operations in Eastern Uganda last month. According to Paul Karatunga, the Supervisor of Customs enforcement in Eastern Uganda, the nine motor vehicles were caught conveying contraband. “We recovered
Read MoreVivo Energy Uganda Reaffirms ‘Pearl of Africa Uganda Rally’ Title Sponsorship
Vivo Energy Uganda, the marketer and distributor of Shell-branded fuels and lubricants in Uganda, today announced its continued partnership as the title sponsor of the Shell V-Power Annual Pearl of Africa Uganda Rally, scheduled to take place from May 10, 2024 to May 12, 2024. The company has reaffirmed its
Read MoreThe Finance Committee has urged Parliament to increase the excise duty levy on fuel from Shs1450 per litre to Shs1550 per litre, although the proposal by the government to impose Shs300 per liter on each liter of kerosene has been rejected as such a levy would affect the low income
Read MoreBy Grace Kenganzi The media plays a crucial role in ensuring that Uganda’s oil and gas resources are managed in the best way possible. The best way being that these resources create value for Uganda and its citizens while leaving the communities and environment as good as or better than
Read MoreSpeaker Among has revealed that Parliament has secured some neem tree seedlings for MPs to plant in order to reduce the mosquito population in Uganda, & also urged the Lawmakers to intensify on the campaign amongst electorates to plant more neem trees as part of the efforts to fight malaria
Read MoreSpeaker Among has urged Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) to expedite the repairs along Karuma bridges in order to minimize the delays road users are encountering during the works noting, “On 3rd May 2024, Uganda National Roads Authority issued a public notice on the deterioration of the Karuma Bridge and
Read MoreParliament has passed into law the Value Added Tax Amendment Bill & approved a proposal in Clause 5 of the Bill giving Gov’t powers to collect VAT on donated goods or services given by an employer to an employee. Gov’t had argued that employers had been abusing the provision by
Read MoreRobin Bairstow the CEO of I&M Bank addressing key stakeholders at Golden Tulip Hotel on the Impact of Tax Proposals on the Banking Sector and the Broader Economy As Uganda’s fiscal landscape readies itself for a new course which is expected to follow the proposed tax changes, I&M Bank hosted
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