John Musinguzi, the URA Commissioner General The media has been awash with stories of traders in downtown Kampala protesting against the implementation of URA’s Electronic Fiscal Receipting and Invoicing System (EFRIS) and what they allege as double taxation of Value Added Tax (VAT). The traders claim that they pay VAT
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Minister Muhoozi presenting a statement on Luzira relocation Gen. David Muhoozi, the Minister of State for Internal Affairs has clashed with MPs over the impending relocation of Luzira prisions. Minister Muhoozi defended the proposal to relocate Luzira Prisons to pave way for the construction of a conference, saying the investor
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Finance Minister Kasaija (L) receiving the report from EOC Chairperson, Sofia Nalule Juuko Most of the Ministries, Departments and Agencies plans as well as budgets are not aligned to the National Development Plan III, the Equal Opportunities Commission, (EOC) has said. Sofia Nalule Juuko, the EOC Chairperson made the revelation
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Speaker Anita Among (pictured) has directed Parliament’s Legal Department to sue Observer Newspaper, accusing the organization of sowing seeds of hatred in order for Ugandans to hate Parliament, citing the media house’s recent reporting that some MPs received bribes from agencies in order to block the move by Government to
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Parliament has been informed that Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) are expected to suffer budget cuts to a tune of Shs2.77Trn in the Financial Year 2024/25 due to reduction in donor support and the increased cost of servicing Uganda’s public debt. The revelation was made by Martin Mugarra, Minister of
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Rice varieties by comparison The Director General, National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO), Dr. Yona Baguma has commended the organisation’s collaboration with the Korea Partnership for Innovation of Agriculture (KOPIA) for driving Uganda's agricultural sector towards transformational growth. Speaking at a high-level policy workshop celebrating the 15th anniversary of KOPIA in
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Speaker Anita Among presiding over the session Parliament has halted the mainstreaming of the National Physical Planning Board and National Population Council to National Planning Authority (NPA) after MPs queried the authenticity of certificates of financial implication issued by the Ministry of Finance. Government had argued that the mainstreaming of
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John Baptist Kaweesi, Head of Mortgages and Consumer Banking, emphasised Housing Finance Bank's focus on its customers through actively listening to them and offering solutions to their financial needs. Housing Finance Bank recently convened a Customer Service Forum at Boma Hotel in Gulu for retail, mortgage and business customers across
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MPs have rejected plans by Gov’t to abolish Uganda National Roads Authority, a move that prompted the Minister of Works and Transport, Katumba Wamala to ask for more time to table fresh amendments to the Uganda National Roads Authority Amendment Bill 2024. Parliament’s Physical Infrastructure Committee warned MPs against abolishing
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Works Minister, Katumba Wamala The Minister of Works and Transport, Katumba Wamala has rejected argument that the abolishing of Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) would lead to massive unemployment in Uganda, saying that UNRA staff interested in offering their services to would be absorbed into the Ministry of Works and
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