In an attempt to raise more taxes, Parliament has endorsed a raft of government’s proposed taxes in desperate attempts to raise revenue to resuscitate the economy that is suffering from the effects of Covid-19 pandemic.
Under the Excise Duty Amendment Bill, 2021, that was endorsed by Parliament, Internet users will have to dig deep into their pockets to pay a 12 per cent levy on Internet bundles, even after the tax proposal was rejected by human rights’ defenders and the Opposition.
however since most Ugandans are not economically stable and a large percentage unemployed, critics say this move would curtail freedom of information on the Internet. The law replaces the widely-criticized Over-The –Top
Under the Excise Duty Amendment Bill, 2021, that was endorsed by Parliament, Internet users will have to dig deep into their pockets to pay a 12 per cent levy on Internet bundles, even after the tax proposal was rejected by human rights’ defenders and the Opposition.
Motorists will pay a Shs100 tax increase per litter of petrol and diesel. Parliament, however, rejected a Shs100 tax proposal on wheat.
Government argues that the fuel tax would compensate for the earlier proposed annual road license fee; Shs200, 000 per motor vehicle and Shs50, 000 per motorcycle, that has since been dropped.
The fuel tax is expected to fetch an additional Shs196 billion.
