Ms. Jane Nalunga, Jane Nalunga, Executive Director @SEATINIUGANDA:
Considering the multifaceted needs of our country, is it prudent to maintain such a large parliamentary body? By reducing its size by 80%, could we still efficiently pass laws and direct resources more effectively?
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Ms. Jane Nalunga, Jane Nalunga, Executive Director @SEATINIUGANDA:
A strategic focus on agro-industrialization is essential, as it integrates agriculture, fisheries, industrialization, and trade, drives economic growth and development.
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Ms. Jane Nalunga, Jane Nalunga, Executive Director @SEATINIUGANDA:
Our national debt should be analyzed independently of the U.S. debt context, given the vast differences in economic scale and given the US dollar is the local currency in which most debt is borrowed. #SEATINIOnBudget24 #TaxJusticeUG

Good morning Uganda🇺🇬🇺🇬🇺🇬
Our Executive Director Ms Jane Nalunga Jane Nalunga, Executive Director @SEATINIUGANDA will be hosted on Baba TV Uganda today at 8am to share perspectives on the recently passed taxes and proposed budget.
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'We are entering a debt trap by borrowing to pay off existing debt. As civil society, we contend that indebting ourselves is unjust, given the various factors tied to debt, such as currency fluctuations and variable interest rates' - Ms. Jane Jane Nalunga, Executive Director @SEATINIUGANDA
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Ms Christine Byiringiro (Program Manager, Uganda Debt Network) Calls on the government to invest the taxes gathered from citizens in worthwhile ventures like bonds.

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'Our budget has shown significant elasticity, starting at 58 trillion shillings and now reaching 72 trillion shillings. These fluctuations indicate a lack of fiscal discipline. '- Ms. Jane Jane Nalunga, Executive Director @SEATINIUGANDA
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POSITIVE TAX PROPOSALS (CSOs): Thread

The CSOs welcome the tax provisions that, among others, aim to clarify the interpretation of the Uganda’s tax code, easing the cost of doing business and easing tax administration.
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Jane Nalunga, Executive Director @SEATINIUGANDA : In 2022, the approved budget was 48 trillion shillings, supplemented by an additional 4 trillion shillings, totaling 52 trillion shillings. However, only about 22 trillion shillings were collected.
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Edward Ntale, UATEA:
We request the president put the technocrats and us the traders on one table, they present the issues and present ours.
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Ms. Jane Nalunga, @seatiniU:
Graduated tax, once viewed negatively, is better because it is a direct levy on individuals unlike indirect taxes on consumables like VAT, which disproportionately affect people especially the most vulnerable.
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“Taxation isn't objectionable, but it's crucial to question where these funds are allocated”
She remarks

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Mark Mutumba, Tax Policy Analyst
Our economy is largely informal and the EFRIS system will distort some of the informal transactions and does not consider some dynamics.
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Mark Mutumba, Tax Policy Analyst
Before the its, VAT collections were 2 trillion and upon introduction of the EFRIS this increased to 3 trillion. With the reduction of foreign aid government needs to look internally by widening the tax base.
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Ms. Jane Nalunga, @seatiniU:
For agricultural exports like maize, grading the quality of produce should determine prices throughout the value chain, rather than fixed prices regardless of quality.
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Ms. Jane Nalunga, @seatiniU:
Imposing high tax rates on traders to cover the export deficit is not advisable, these traders deal in products that have high demand in the economy and offer the highest profit margins.
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Ms. Jane Nalunga, @seatiniU:
Presently, we observe a significant export of low-value products, for example we export large quantities of unprocessed coffee for minimal incomes which only cover a small portion of our trade deficit.
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In conclusion, we urge the government and stakeholders to consider our recommendations for an improved, gender-responsive tax regime and equitable national development.

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CSOs recognize government efforts to align tax policies with development plans but they have raise concerns about potential negative impacts, such as over-reliance on indirect taxes affecting the poor.
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However,we have concerns about certain proposals,such as the taxation of non-business assets, extension of tax exemptions to private equity and venture capital funds, and introduction of tax exemptions on income from government security disposal. #TaxJusticeUG
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