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The public notice with the names of the tax defaulters warns of possible prosecution. Especially if listed taxpayers fail to pay what they owe. The tax prefect says the notice is a reminder to the defaulters to pay their outstanding liabilities within 7 days from the list’s publication date.
‘’Whoever will not clear their outstanding liabilities within the said period shall be enforced upon in accordance with the relevant tax laws,’’ the notice from URA reads in part.
The previous revenue collection account closed with a deficit of about shs3 trillion. This is equivalent to twice the allocation the government proposed for agro-industrialization in the 2021-2022 budget.
URA is determined now more than ever to beat its collection target of shs19.6 trillion reviewed downward from shs21.8 trillion. Through this, URA wants to avoid repeating last year’s revenue deficit brought about in part, by the Covid-19 pandemic
According to analysts though, the same attention that taxpayers on the shame list are getting should be given to perpetrators of illicit funds as well. Most of these are multinational companies bleeding the country’s economy. They pay very little tax or nothing at all.
According to available studies, these companies operating in key economic sectors are getting away with conservative estimates of about shs2 trillion in unpaid taxes every year.
Despite URA’s innovations in paying tax, a small percentage of Ugandan’s pay tax. There is undertaxation of a number of commodities in Uganda due to slackness among tax officials and policymakers.
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![[dropcap]A[/dropcap] section of women in Bugongo parish and Nawangaiza parish in Nawandala Sub County, Iganga District have decried the near-impossible terms set for them to access GROW funds. They have now petitioned their woman member of parliament for Iganga Hon. Kauma Sauda Alibaawo to ask the government for revised terms and conditions. This is to enable them to benefit from the program. The disgruntled women accuse the implementers of the program of charging the money. They are also asking for their land titles and land agreements. They said that such properties are governed by their husbands. These, therefore want the government through their woman MP to intervene and revise the requirements for one to benefit. The women were on Wednesday at Namabwere primary school in Nawandala Sub County. They had gathered in their respective groups to receive over 300 chickens from Hon Alibaawo in her campaign to improve the livelihood of women in Iganga district. Each group was given 50 chicken as start-up capital in their journey to prosperity. Read what some leaders said; Ms Naigambi Lydia from Nawandala Trading Centre says, “They solicited money from us through opening bank accounts and depositing Shs80,000. They also asked for land titles and land agreements from us yet we don’t have such things. I was informed that I needed to have a business with a capital of Shs4m yet my capital was very small.” The chairperson Kisoboka Saving Group in Nawandala Ms. Nakagolo Faith said they were not able to join the program. This is given the many conditions attached. She also asked their woman MP to raise their concerns to the relevant offices. The MP condemned the mode of implementation of the program. She cited that it has turned to benefit the well-off class of women other than the intended group. She further asked the government to intervene saying the current strings attached to the programme are very tight to accommodate a common woman. GROW project is a Government of Uganda initiative that arose out of the need to respond to the needs of women entrepreneurs. This is especially those who want to grow their businesses, sustain their self-employment and create more jobs. Check Also; Iganga District NRM Leaders Urge Museveni To Fulfill Election Promises Of 2021 International Women's Day: Celebrating Progress Towards Equality](https://i0.wp.com/newslexpoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Iganga-women-decry-tough-terms-to-access-GROW-funds-e1731738339732.jpg?resize=300%2C160&ssl=1)
