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Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Commercial Division of the High Court has dismissed with costs an application by Nile Breweries Uganda Limited seeking to block the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) from collecting 18.5 billion Shillings in disputed taxes. The dispute stems from a 2023 tax reassessment by URA, which …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Robert Wamala Lumanyika was a tax educator, public servant, and former journalist who died on 24 May 2026 in a road accident near Karuma Falls on the Kampala–Gulu Highway. ‎‎‎His death shocked different communities including the journalism fraternity and the corporate world, apart from the …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Commercial Division of the High Court has ordered Airtel Uganda to pay 1.1 billion Shillings to Uganda Revenue Authority after losing a tax dispute over imported telecommunications equipment. In his ruling, Justice Stephen Mubiru set aside a decision of the Tax Appeals Tribunal, which …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The private sector has spoken against the proposed tax reforms, warning Parliament that some of the measures risk constraining investment, deepening informality, and undermining post-pandemic economic recovery. Appearing before Parliament’s Committee on Finance, Planning and Economic Development on Wednesday, the Uganda Manufacturers Association (UMA), led …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kampala City Traders Association has warned that proposed tax amendments for the 2026/27 financial year could increase the cost of doing business, constrain cash flow and push more enterprises into informality if not revised. Presenting their memorandum to the Finance Committee chaired by …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Ugandans using mobile money platforms will continue to contend with the 0.5 percent tax to withdraw cash, a tax that has been blamed for the high cost and low uptake of digital money. The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, declined to include the …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The business community, economists and civil society have hailed Government on the proposed tax measures for 2026/2027, but say some are detrimental. According to the budget proposals tabled by the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development before parliament on Wednesday, the total resource envelop …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The recently circulated information that the government planned to raise income tax (Pay-as-You-Earn), later dismissed as false, reignited debate over Uganda’s tax system which overburdens a few and leaves out the majority. ‎‎‎Ugandans, especially taxpaying citizens, are always worried about the next budget introducing new …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | As boda boda riders weave through Kampala’s traffic and households juggle rising food and transport costs across the country, Uganda’s latest tax proposals are sharpening a familiar anxiety: how much more will ordinary citizens pay, and what will they get in return? Government is finalising …

The racket stretches from officers at the export declaration point at Entebbe Airport all the way to the highest echelons at URA   Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | Thaba Investments Limited, a major refiner and exporter of gold in Uganda, is under scrutiny for allegedly evading millions of dollars in …