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Parliament derives its mandate & functions from the 1995 Constitution, the laws of Uganda and its Rules of Procedure. Speakers: @anitahamong & @thomas_tayebwa
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Official statement on the United Kingdom government sanctions on the Rt. Hon Speaker
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Parliament of Uganda Retweeted
I am glad to have joined the Minister for Health,
@JaneRuth_Aceng
, the head of
@GlobalFund
, Mr. Peter Sands, and other dignitaries to the commemoration of World Malaria Day at Kibuku Primary School, Kibuku District today morning. We used the opportunity to also visit Kibuku…
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#VIDEO
: Deputy Speaker
@Thomas_Tayebwa
speaking at the commemoration of World Malaria Day in Kibuku District on Friday.
He appealed to
@MinofHealthUG
to concentrate on strategies to eradicate malaria.
#WorldMalariaDay
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House has resumed. Speaker
@AnitahAmong
guides that the Minister of Finance tables an addendum to the certificate of financial implication on the tax bills.
#PlenaryUg
Speaker
@AnitahAmong
suspends
#PlenaryUg
for 30 minutes to allow selected MPs including the finance minister, shadow minister of finance, finance committee chairperson, Attorney General and party whips to harmonise on tax bills.
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Speaker
@AnitahAmong
suspends
#PlenaryUg
for 30 minutes to allow selected MPs including the finance minister, shadow minister of finance, finance committee chairperson, Attorney General and party whips to harmonise on tax bills.
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LOP,
@JoelSsenyonyi
insists that the certificate of financial implication accompanying the VAT Bill is defective.
“The Minister should be withdrawing these bills, put his house in order and comply with the law.”
#PlenaryUg
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LOP,
@JoelSsenyonyi
: I want to drive government to commit, when do we get to have a comprehensive taxation policy?
Minister
@henrymusasizi1
: By the end of this year, we will have presented this tax policy.
#PlenaryUg
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Minister
@henrymusasizi1
said the taxation policy is already before cabinet and will soon be brought to the House.
#PlenaryUg
The Committee observed that the frequent amendment of tax laws has caused challenges to both the taxpayer and
@URAuganda
while administering the taxes.
“The Committee attributed this to the absence of a comprehensive tax policy,” Hon.
@KankundaAmos1
said.
#PlenaryUg
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State Minister for Finance, Hon
@henrymusasizi1
said this judgement is highly subjective.
“I pray that we allow time to chew this expectation gaps.”
#PlenaryUg
Hon. Ibrahim Ssemujju (Kira Municipality) has a minority report on the VAT (Amendment) Bill, 2024. He said the certificate of financial implication doesn't show the overall impact of the new tax proposals on the economy.
#PlenaryUg
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On Tuesday evening, I joined delegates at the ongoing 2nd African Inter-Parliamentary Conference on Family Values and Sovereignty for dinner at the Imperial Resort Beach Hotel in Entebbe. I emphasized to the delegates the modern threats to the institution of the family,…
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Hon. Ibrahim Ssemujju (Kira Municipality) has a minority report on the VAT (Amendment) Bill, 2024. He said the certificate of financial implication doesn't show the overall impact of the new tax proposals on the economy.
#PlenaryUg
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The committee said the proposal has no merit because it shifts
@URAuganda
's mandate to the taxpayer on account of failure to withhold tax.
#Plenaryug
Clause 7 of VAT Bill, 2024 seeks to introduce a new provision to the Act by imposing a penalty for failure to withhold tax. Currently there is no law compelling a designated withholding tax agent to withhold VAT and remit to
@URAuganda
.
#PlenaryUg
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Clause 7 of VAT Bill, 2024 seeks to introduce a new provision to the Act by imposing a penalty for failure to withhold tax. Currently there is no law compelling a designated withholding tax agent to withhold VAT and remit to
@URAuganda
.
#PlenaryUg
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“Refunds below Shs10m shall be automatically carried forward to offset the output for the next financial year,” Hon.
@KankundaAmos1
said.
#PlenaryUg
On the proposal to increase the threshold for refund of overpaid tax from Shs5m to Shs10m, the committee noted that the move will reduce the number of taxpayers claiming refunds.
#PlenaryUg
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On the proposal to increase the threshold for refund of overpaid tax from Shs5m to Shs10m, the committee noted that the move will reduce the number of taxpayers claiming refunds.
#PlenaryUg
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The Committee observed that the frequent amendment of tax laws has caused challenges to both the taxpayer and
@URAuganda
while administering the taxes.
“The Committee attributed this to the absence of a comprehensive tax policy,” Hon.
@KankundaAmos1
said.
#PlenaryUg
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The VAT (Amendment) Bill, 2024 seeks to increase the threshold for the offset in case of overpaid tax from Shs5m to Shs10m and amend the Second Schedule on exempt supplies for purposes of reforming the VAT exemption regime and for related matters, among others.
#PlenaryUg
House moves to process the Value Added Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2024 at the Bill's second reading.
The chairperson of the finance committee, Hon.
@KankundaAmos1
is presenting the committee findings.
#PlenaryUg
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House moves to process the Value Added Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2024 at the Bill's second reading.
The chairperson of the finance committee, Hon.
@KankundaAmos1
is presenting the committee findings.
#PlenaryUg
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Hon. Ibrahim Ssemujju.
#PlenaryUg
Hon. Ibrahim Ssemujju (Kira Municipality) says the minister’s motion to establish the National Institute for Teacher Education is a serious matter which should be laid and referred to the committee on education for scrutiny.
#PlenaryUg
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