Uganda’s Ministry of Health has developed a preparedness plan worth Shs25bn for handling the threat of the China Coronavirus epidemic, Jane Ruth Aceng (pictured), the Minister of Health has said. The Minister made the remarks Wednesday afternoon while addressing the press on Uganda’s preparedness situation following the 2019 Novel Coronavirus
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An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team, led by Ms. Clara Mira, visited Kampala from January 20 to 24, 2020 to discuss Uganda’s economic outlook, the budget for FY2020/21, and the direction of monetary policy. At the conclusion of the mission, Ms. Mira issued the following statement: “The Ugandan economy continues
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Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has revealed that the interim Order issued last Friday 31st January, 2020 expired today 4th February 2020 and Court declined to renew it. Reports have been circulating that the Court Order is still on. “The clear position is that there is no standing Court Order whatsoever
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Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has not invoiced Uganda Telecom Limited (UTL) for the different resources amounting to Shs70.3 billion since 2015, the just released December 2019 Auditor General report has revealed. Shs38.9 billion was before UTL went into administration and Shs31.3billion post administration. In his report to Parliament, Auditor General
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Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) is increasingly innovating ways of improving tax compliance in order to realize more revenue collections. It is for this reason that URA Commissioner General, Doris Akol on Monday morning left the comfort of her office in Nakawa, Kampala to pay a visit to Kyaliwajjala Liaison office
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Africa’s economies are growing strongly, but growth alone cannot meet the needs of the continent’s poorest citizens, because “nobody eats GDP,” the African Development Bank’s President, Akinwumi Adesina (pictured), said as he unveiled the Bank’s flagship economic report on Thursday. The 2020 African Economic Outlook (AEO) showed that the continent’s
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A total of 21 manufacturers and 11 importers have started embracing Uganda Revenue Authority’s Digital Tax Stamp System (DTSS) also known as Digital Tracking Solution (DTS) in a move aimed at helping the tax body fight tax evasion and avoidance. DTSS is a tax administration solution that is built upon
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Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has launched the Global Travel Assessment System (GTAS), the first of a kind in the East African region that will go a long way in reducing tax evasion and terrorism financing among other benefits. It was officially launched on Monday at URA head offices in Nakawa,
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The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) Executive Director, Eng. Godfrey Mutabazi (pictured) has said competition among telecom giants is leading to reduced internet prices in Uganda. Mutabazi made the remarks in a keynote speech delivered by Ibrahim Bbossa, the Head Public and International Relations at UCC at the opening of the
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Six SIM boxing suspects arrested in Kampala last weekend were on Thursday charged for electronic fraud at Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court. Appearing before magistrates Stella Amabilis and Marion Mangeni, three of the accused, Kagulire Ibrahim, Mutyaba Edward and Kavuma Ben pleaded guilty, while three others; Musaazi Denis, Bingi Maxie,
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