Tag Archives: David Bahati

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Parliament has for the third consecutive year rejected a government proposal to tax businesses making losses in the coming financial year 2020/2021. This was during a debate on Thursday in which MPs approved the Income Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2020 in a plenary session chaired by …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of State for Planning David Bahati says the country’s tourism sector earnings will drop to US Dollars 700 million in the current financial year 2019/2020. Bahari says the drop will be 39 percent compared to the previous financial year. Uganda’s Tourism sector …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Budget Committee of Parliament has clashed with the Minister of State for Planning David Bahati over what they described as unrealistic budget allocations to the Health and Agriculture sectors. Bahati was appearing before the committee to present revised budget estimates for the coming …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Finance Ministry has tabled a proposal to borrow 1.7 trillion shillings , (449.8) million dollars to mitigate the effect of the coronavirus (COVID -19) pandemic which has slowed down the economy. The proposal was presented today during plenary by the Minister of Finance …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Government has tabled a supplementary budget request of Shillings 201 billion in parliamentary approval. The money is meant to fund wage shortfalls under various central and local government votes.       David Bahati, the Minister of State for Planning tabled the request before parliament. A huge …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Legislators have warned government to resist the temptation of using the plight of Ugandan students quarantined in Wuhan, China over coronavirus, to defraud tax payers. The concern was raised by Ayivu County MP, Bernard Atiku, who claimed that the Ministry of Finance had sent …

Kampala, Uganda  | THE INDEPENDENT |  Government has blamed the erroneous transfer of 2.2 billion shillings to students in China to lack of coordination between the Ministry of Finance, and that of Education. In a letter dated March 10, 2020, addressed to the Ugandan Embassy in Beijing, China, the Ministry of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Parliamentary Press Association-UPPA SACCO has received a boost of Shillings 13 million. The Micro Finance State Minister, Haruna Kasolo and the Speaker of Parliament handed over a dummy Cheque of Shillings 10 million and Shillings 3 million in cash respectively during the launch …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Clauses in electoral bills presented to Parliament by Ndorwa East MP Wilfred Niwagaba attract a huge financial implication on the consolidated fund, far above what the government can provide. This is according to State Minister for Planning David Bahati, speaking in defence of the failure …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The  Speaker of parliament Rebecca Kadaga has blocked a government proposal to borrow USD 119 million (440.6 billion Shillings) to upgrade three oil road projects. The request had been tabled by State Minister for planning David Bahati. The loan, which required parliamentary approval was sought …