This article contains the full budget speech for the financial year 2019/2020 for Uganda read on 13th June 2019 at Serena Hotel in Kampala. The budget was read under the theme; “Industrialization for Job Creation and Shared Prosperity” It was delivered at the 4th Session of the 10th Parliament of Uganda by Hon. Matia Kasaija, […]
Parliament has approved shs32.4 trillion as the annual national Budget for the 2018/2019 financial year. The House presided over by the Deputy Speaker Jacob Oulanyah, on Friday 1 June 2018 passed the budget after missing the May 31st deadline. This prompted Oulanyah to grant an extension in accordance with the Public Finance Management Act. Clause […]
Though economic analysts have condemned the government’s move to levy new taxes on private education institutions according to the new budget read, the minister of education says the taxes would improve the quality of education rather than raising the cost of education in the country. “Funds accruing from these new taxes will be reverted to […]
Budget speech: Government is committed to developing the infrastructure sector, according to the new budget for the fiscal year 2014/2015 read by Finance Minister, Maria Kiwanuka at Serena Conference Centre in Kampala on 12th June 2014. The budget was read under the theme; “Maintaining the Momentum! 2014/2015 budget poised to boost infrastructure sector” According to […]
Several taxes were increased on different items following the budget read by the finance minister, Maria Kiwanuka. But to some youths, increased taxes on beers did not go down well with them. “Some of us drink to forget problems caused by unemployment, but now we are going to worry more because we shall be forced […]