Parliamentarians sitting on the National Economy Committee were on Wednesday shocked when one of their members disclosed that there is a group of “mafias” in an illegal tax collection racket in the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) who he said levy undue taxes on imported goods exempted from paying tax. The disclosure was made by Busia […]
“All fees and charges by any public education and training institution should be remitted to the consolidated fund and never should there be spending at source without an approved budget,” the NPA issues paper on Uganda’s education reforms reads in part. A Ministry of Education and Sports’ proposal to transfer the responsibility of collecting school […]
Police have arrested a Catholic Priest who allegedly murdered a Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) official on Saturday. Rusoke Kituuma, the Police spokesperson has identified the suspect as Dominic Alinga, a priest at the Catholic parish of Iriiri in Nakapiripirit district. Police have also identified the deceased as John Bosco Ngorok (30), an employee of the […]
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has disagreed with traders who say that there are many taxes in the country being imposed on them. “The first claim is that there are too many taxes in Uganda. This is not true and that is why I’m here to talk with you,” he said. The President made the remarks on […]
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Friday paused the implementation of the Uganda Revenue Authority’s (URA) Electronic Fiscal Receipting and Invoicing Solution (EFRIS) which had triggered the traders in Kampala and the upcountry districts to close their businesses as a means of a peaceful protest. On the fifth day of the traders’ strike, President Museveni […]
Moses Acidri, who was reportedly shot by Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) enforcement officers during an operation, has died. Acidri 24, a resident of Pamachi village and a saloon operator at Okollo Town Council sustained gunshot wounds on Wednesday after URA officers reportedly opened fire while attempting to recover unregistered motorcycles in Okollo Town Council. David Agbara, […]
Oluvannyuma lw’ebbanga ng’abasama buli December baakomawo mu ggwanga n’emmotoka ezitemya ng’omuntu ne bajooga, omwaka guno kino kituuse obutalabikako. Kino kiddiridde ekitongole ekivunaanyizibwa ku kusolooza omusolo ki Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) okubaggulako olutalo ne kituuka n’okwata emmotoka zino abasama ze bakomawo nazo nga zisigadde ku nnamba z’amawanga gye bava olw’obutazisasulira musolo n’abalala okuzitambuza ne basukka mu […]
The Flying Squad Unit in coordination with Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) enforcement and Jinja police carried out an operation in Jinja City, leading to recovery of a fuel tank. According to Police spokesperson, Fred Enanga said the recovered fuel tanker is registration number UBH 904U (head trailer) and trailer registration number UAT 093W, loaded with […]