Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Matia Kasaija in a message delivered by the acting Director of Debt & Cash Policy at the ministry, Maris Wanyera, has called on local governments to strengthen their revenue administration & collection enhancement measures. “I request you to strengthen your revenue administration & collection enhancement measures through automation of […]
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has appealed to Ugandans especially the politicians and public servants not to frustrate investors since they are very crucial in Uganda’s progressive Industrialisation agenda.“My appeal to Ugandans especially politicians and the public servants is to understand the role of industrialization but also understand the role of investors; don’t waste their time,” […]
Trade between Uganda and South Sudan is set to improve following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) and the National Revenue Authority of South Sudan (NRA) in Kampala, Uganda, on Tuesday 19th September, 2023.The agreement was signed between URA’s Commissioner General, John Musinguzi, and a delegation from […]
The Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) has launched this year’s Inter-Laboratory Comparison program. The program is used to demonstrate competency and validate laboratories’ measurement processes for a particular measurement discipline. The development is aimed at supporting the ever-growing laboratory infrastructure in the country. This is in line with the UNBS mandate of enhancing competitiveness through […]
The Global Forum on Tax Transparency and Exchange of Information is conducting a peer review of Uganda’s tax and financial information protection and exchange practices.The second such review since 2015 when Uganda joined the Forum is aimed at enhancing Uganda’s international financial integrity reputation, the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) said.The Commissioner General of URA, John […]
The Minister of State for Investment & Privatization Evelyn Anite while opening a regional consultative workshop in Arua said the government will next Financial Year continue consolidating infrastructure development to reduce the cost of doing business.She said the focus will be on the maintenance of the road network, assets infrastructure & construction of more roads. […]
Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) customs enforcement teams in Mbale and Busitema successfully hatched a plan to arrest a rice smuggler and a notorious spare parts smuggler. The tax body revealed that having dotted the Mbale enforcement radar for aeons, an experienced rice smuggler who relied on counterintelligence finally succumbed to the talons of enforcement’s wide […]
A delegation from the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) is in Uganda to audit Entebbe International Airport. The purpose of the audit is to assess the level of Uganda’s effective implementation of ICAO standards and recommended practices. ICAO is a specialised agency of the United Nations that coordinates the principles and techniques of international air […]
The Permanent Secretary and Secretary to the Treasury, Ramathan Ggoobi, has urged business owners to be tax compliant so that their businesses can develop faster.Ggoobi made these remarks while delivering his keynote address at the Business Trends Forum 2023 that happened at the Sheraton Hotel Kampala.“If you manage your business professionally by constantly keeping records, […]
At the 4th Business Trendsetter’s Forum, businessman and seasoned entrepreneur Miraj Barot, the Joint Managing Director of Tirupati Development (U) Ltd won the coveted Business Trendsetter Private Sector award for his innovations at Tirupati Business Park in Kyebando, a Kampala suburb, along the Northern Bypass.The victorious Barot saw off competition from Irene Birungi Mugisha, the […]