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By Moses Kyeyune. The opposition has asked the government to expand its tax base through compulsory registration of businesses in the country. The shadow minister for Finance, Planning and Economic Development Anthony Akol made the proposals in the Alternative Policy Statement submitted to Parliament yesterday. He indicates that the government […]

The Duchess of Cambridge has today given birth to her third child – a boy on St George’s Day. Kensington Palace announced that the baby was born at about 11am, after Kate was taken by car before 6am to the private Lindo wing of St Mary’s Hospital in Paddington, London. The birth appears to […]

By Ivan Ssenabulya. Accompanied by her lawyers, her majesty has defended herself against allegations of land grabbing made by a section of kingdom officials before the land probe commission sitting in Wandegeya. In their petition to the land commission, royal family members accused the Queen Mother of grabbing the kingdom […]

By Ssebuliba Samuel. Civil society organizations under their coalition of tax justice system have urged government to reconsider its decision on introduction of taxes on social media as an incentive to digitalization of Uganda’s economy. Under the excise duty amendment bill 2018, government is planning to impose 200 shillings per […]