President Yoweri Museveni has said government will acquire the latest communication equipment to end what he termed rampant tax evasion and corruption within telecom companies in Uganda. He said estimates indicate that the country was losing up to $400m (sh1.2 trillion) in tax per year. “There is still tax evasion …
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