Inside the Shs1 trillion rescue plan for loan stressed companies On July 9, President Yoweri Museveni summoned top officials from the Ministry of Finance, the Central Bank and Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) for a meeting at State House, Entebbe. Amongst those who attended what has been described as a high …
Read More »Uganda Revenue Authority collections rise by 16%
Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) Commissioner General Doris Akol has revealed that revenue collections have grown by 16% this year. Revenue collected by the URA, has also helped fund about 61% of the Government Expenditure Budget. Akol made the revelations in an end-of-financial-year statement Monday, in which she hailed taxpayers of …
Read More »LIVE: URA Budget analysis engangment
The Uganda Revenue Authority together with the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development on Monday held a seminar to help tax payers understand what they are up against in the budget that was read last week. “We are here to help the ordinary person understand how the budget affects …
Read More »UGANDA: 80% of economy informal, does not pay taxes
Unlike the others that came before it, this year’s Open Minds Forum was a heated and impassioned event. Held under the theme: “Informal sector; an invisible force with visible impact,” the May 05 public forum in Kampala, organised by the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA), was expected to pit the business …
Read More »Uganda Budget revised to Shs 26.3 trillion
Last year, the government revised the current budget from Shs 18.3 trillion to Shs 23.9 trillion citing the upcoming general elections, which it was claimed required more funding. The national budget that will be presented next month will be worth a record Shs 26.3 trillion, an increase of 9%. What …
Read More »VIDEO: URA urges Informal Sector to formalize their businesses
URA urges Informal Sector to formalize their businesses and benefit from a wider Uganda market. READ FULL STORY (Click here) Share on: WhatsApp
Read More »RUGASIRA: Informal sector thrives because of many obstacles
Andrew Rugasira has warned that the difficulty in registering businesses in Uganda causes preference by many for informality in the economy. He said the entrepreneurial spirit is present among many Ugandans, but is undermined by many unnecessary obstacles, including that it takes up to 27 days to register a business. …
Read More »Uganda’s rich who dodge taxes
Report exposes rich professionals, government officials not paying income tax. URA now plans to tax better, not more. Do you often transfer large sums of money in banks, drive a posh car, live in a palace, buy land often, travel abroad often and travel either business or First Class? Are …
Read More »Saddam late strike sinks Express, Saints shock Villa
By UPL co ug Vipers 1 KCCA 0 Ibrahim Saddam Juma earned Vipers maximum points against rivals Express with a late strike in a fiercely contested league match at Buikwe on Tuesday. Both sides went into the game fully aware that nothing short of maximum points will leave their title …
Read More »URA – Litigation and Legal officers
Here is the downloadable shortlist for the externally advertised positions of Litigation officer and Legal officer – debt collection at Uganda Revenue Authority. Written interviews on Monday, May 2, 2016. URA Shortlist for Litigation & Debt Collection Officers by The Independent Magazine Share on: WhatsApp
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