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CRISIS: Experts Solicit Solutions For Uganda’s ‘Hole In Bucket’ Economy

CRISIS: Experts Solicit Solutions For Uganda’s ‘Hole In Bucket’ Economy

By PATRIK JARAMOGI KAMPALA, Uganda [SHIFTMEDIA] We can no longer afford to live in denial as if it is business as usual when Uganda’s economy is bleeding. Currently, the world in general and Uganda in…

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DEMAND: Budget Advocacy Groups Want Reforms On Finance Management Bill 2021

DEMAND: Budget Advocacy Groups Want Reforms On Finance Management Bill 2021

By LYDIA AMUYA OMECH KAMPALA, SHIFTMEDIA- Civil Society Advocates want reforms on the planned Financial Amendment Bill 2021. Addressing the press at the Civil Society Budget Advocacy Group (CSBAG) offices on Monday, the activists outlined…

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TAX ISSUES: East African States Agree To Fast Track Harmonization Of Tax Laws To Ease Free Movement Of Goods And Services

TAX ISSUES: East African States Agree To Fast Track Harmonization Of Tax Laws To Ease Free Movement Of Goods And Services

By PATRICK JARAMOGI KAMPALA-SHIFTMEDIA- The East African partner states are set to roll out a robust harmonised tax policies starting next month, a senior government official has disclosed. Director Economic Affairs Planning Ministry of Finance,…

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DEBT BURDEN: “Reduce On Expenditures To Curb On Increasing Debts” – CSOs Urge Government

DEBT BURDEN: “Reduce On Expenditures To Curb On Increasing Debts” – CSOs Urge Government

By PATRICK JARAMOGI KAMPALA-SHIFTMEDIA– It is going to get worse before it gets better. The discussion now is whether Uganda’s skyrocketing debts should be totally cancelled as suggested by Uganda Debt Network’s Julius Kapwepwe, or…

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APPEAL:  Redesign The Stimulus Package To Address Gender Gaps- MPs, CSOs Urge Govt

APPEAL: Redesign The Stimulus Package To Address Gender Gaps- MPs, CSOs Urge Govt

By PATRICK JARAMOGI KAMPALA-SHIFTMEDIA- Widespread corruption is stifling access to Covid 19 stimulus package to especially the Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), we can reveal. Over a trillion shillings received from International Finance Institutions…

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TAX TALK: Multiple Taxations Hurting Women Businesses In Uganda-CSOs

TAX TALK: Multiple Taxations Hurting Women Businesses In Uganda-CSOs

By PATRICK JARAMOGI KAMPALA- SHIFTMEDIA– Women who constitute over 39% of the businesses in Uganda are still facing issues of multiple taxations, Civil Society Groups in Uganda have observed. Addressing the issues of Gender and…

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Gender Tax Issues, Government Tasked To Strike A Balance On Taxation

Gender Tax Issues, Government Tasked To Strike A Balance On Taxation

By Our Reporter KAMPALA-SHIFTMEDIA- Uganda has over the years fostered women’s participation in the economy through gender-responsive policy and programs, policy dialogues and advocacy to leverage resources. According to the Mastercard Index of Women Entrepreneurs…

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200 Kibuku District Councilors Demanding Shs195 Million In Unpaid Allowances

200 Kibuku District Councilors Demanding Shs195 Million In Unpaid Allowances

BY PATRICK JARAMOGI KIBUKU, Uganda |SHIFTMEDIA| Atleast 233 councilors from Kibuku district are crying foul over the district’s failure to pay their sitting allowances for two consecutive years (2018/19- 2019/20) this website can exclusively report.…

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