Tag Archives: Matia Kasaija

Kampala, Uganda | Ronald Musoke | Ramathan Ggoobi, the new Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development who also doubles as the Secretary to the Treasury has officially assumed office almost a month after his appointment. Patrick Ocailap, the Deputy Secretary to the Treasury who has been …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dealers in imported garments have got some reprieve, after the Minister for Finance, Planning and Economic Development Matia Kasaija announced a waiver of some tax on the goods. In the budget for the financial year 2021/2022 read last month, the minister introduced an import duty …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University staff have been exempted from the mandatory contribution to the National Social Security Fund-NSSF. The exemption has been given by the finance minister Matia Kasaija, who approved the Makerere University Retirement Benefits Scheme as a supranational scheme to offer retirement benefits to employees …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Finance Matia Kasaija has said that Ugandan scientists have requested for more than 248 Billion shillings for producing the Covid-19 vaccine. Kasaija was appearing before Parliament’s Covid-19 taskforce together with Henry Musasizi, the State Minister for Finance General Duties and Kenneth Mugambe, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda economy is projected to grow by 3.1 percent this financial year, according to the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development. Before the outbreak of COVID-19, the government had projected the economy to grow by 6.3 percent, but this was disrupted when Uganda and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development has said the new $900 million (about 3.1 trilling Shilling) loan government plans to borrow from the International Monetary Fund -IMF will not cause a substantial increase of Uganda’s rising public debt. Responding to questions at Uganda Media …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Washington based International Monetary Fund (IMF) has revealed Uganda government approached it for another loan and discussions are progressing well. The IMF spokesperson Gerry Rice yesterday revealed that Uganda requested for a three-year loan arrangement. The loan could be in the range of $900 …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) has implored Ugandans to rise up against some of the newly approved taxes by parliament and the increasing public debt. Recently, parliament approved a Shillings 100 levy on a litre of petrol and diesel.   Harold Kaija, the Deputy …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Parliament has yet again deferred the proposal by the government to introduce a Parish development model that seeks to empower Ugandans economically in the 10,594 parishes.  The model is a strategy being fronted by the Government in the next financial year for organizing and delivering public …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Parliament’s Budget Committee has faulted officials from the Ministry of Finance for undermining the Public Finance Management Act provisions while presenting an additional budget of 3.4 trillion Shillings for the financial year 2021/2022. The additional budget presented to the Committee on Monday has increased the …