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URA at 25: Experts salute URA but warn of a mountain to climb to lift tax:GDP ratio from miserable 12% On September 20, Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) across the country replaced their shirts and tops with T-shirts inscribed with the words: “Believe there is good in the world” and headed …

Nile Breweries Ltd have been hailed as excellent taxpayers and named the Excel Award winners as Uganda Revenue Authority celebrated their Silver Jubilee on Saturday. The Jinja-based brewers have contributed over sh1.8 trillion to government revenue from1998 to June 2016. URA commended Nile Breweries for their organized record keeping, prompt filing and their …

President Yoweri Museveni has described the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) as one of the successes of the National Resistance Movement government. “You are among the greatest heroes of this nation,” said Museveni, in a speech read for him by the Prime Minister Ruhakana Rugunda at the climax of URA’s Silver Jubilee celebrations …

  Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) on Thursday marked 25 years since its formation, celebrating revenue growth of 6273% and a remarkable turnaround that now has them referred to as an employer of choice. At a thanksgiving at their Nakawa headquarters, Commissioner General Doris Akol hailed the turnaround of URA’s image and performance, shown …

A partnership between four Uganda government institutions to widen the tax base through improved collaboration is already bearing fruits as it helped realize an extra sh47.6.bn shillings in revenue in 2015/16. The Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB), Ministry of Local Government, Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) and Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) on Thursday …

Final plans of a Memorandum Of Understanding aimed at sensitizing Ugandans about their tax obligations and duty to national development have been drawn between NBS Television and the Uganda Revenue Authority URA. The tax body’s head Doris Akol said URA would be happy if NBS Television used its platforms to help Ugandans …

When the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) and tax family gather at their Nakawa headquarters on September 15, there will be many milestones to celebrate. September 15, 2016 marks 25 years since inception of URA, having been established by an act of Parliament in 1991 to collect central government revenue and facilitate trade in Uganda. …

Having been appointed in October 2014 to replace the long-serving Allen Kagina as commissioner general of the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA), Doris Akol started her tenure on a rather good note. At the presentation of her very first annual revenue performance report in July last year, she was all smiles …

NBS VIDEO: After failing to meet the revenue collection target for the 2015/2016 financial year, Uganda Revenue Authority has put up new avenues to ensure that Shs13 trillion target in the financial year 2016/2017 is attained. Doris Akol, URA Commissioner General says the authority has now partnered with 34 urban …

Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) collected sh11.23 trillion, 400 billion less than targeted for the fiscal year 2015/16. Despite the shortfall on the target, the tax figures represented a growth of 15.60% (sh1.5 trillion) from the previous year’s figure of sh9.7 trillion collected in revenue.  URA has now been taxed to …