The Ministry of Finance, Planning, and Economic Development set a target of 25.555 trillion Shillings for URA for the 2022/2023 financial year Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) forecasts indicate it will register a shortfall of 365.13 billion Shillings this financial year. This is according to …
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Kampala, Uganda |THE INDEPENDENT | The Tax Appeals Tribunal has given the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) a go-ahead to ban the warehousing of sugar and rice. The Tribunal has further ordered the Commissioner Customs URA to gazette the import of all rice without any restrictions, and to grant adequate notice …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan traders whose goods and containers have spent more than 30 days at Mombasa port have a chance to clear their goods after a waiver of fees by the Kenya Ports Authority. According to KPA, only goods that have spent their 30 days and more will …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least one Elephant is killed in Uganda annually for ivory. This is according to the Uganda Wildlife Authority-UWA. John Makombo, the Director of conservation at UWA says that while poaching has decreased elephants still face threats from poachers, most of whom are foreign nationals. …
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Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have challenged Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) to be fair, clear and transparent to encourage everyone to pay taxes. “It is our responsibility to pay taxes and as citizens we have an obligation of questioning how our money is used. If we have a clear system, then …
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The Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) has hailed the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) for bursting a tortoise smuggling ring. URA today announced they had impounded 153 tortoises, wrapped in sack, being smuggled out of the country in a public taxi. A tip from the public about the tortoises’ transit route and …
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