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SEATINI Statement on EPAs Inherent Dangers and Way Forward
The 4thMeeting of the 5th Session of the 3rd East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) is taking place in Kampala, Uganda, from January 16th,…
January 25, 2017
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PRESS STATEMENT ON THE INCOME TAX BILL 2016
Income Tax Bill 2016 was signed into law on 19th November, 2016 by H.E Yoweri Kaguta Museveni the president of Uganda. The…
January 11, 2017
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“We are better equipped to deliver results”, say East African CSOs at AfDB workshop in Nairobi
Monica Malega, Southern East African Trade Information and Negotiation Institute of Uganda: “Our minds have been enriched with ideas, information, statistics, strategies…
December 13, 2016
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Will South Sudan influence pace of EAC integration?
Hon Mukasa Mbidde, EALA legislator Nine months after South Sudan joined the East African Community, questions have arisen on what kind of…
December 9, 2016
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Hundreds demonstrate against MPs tax exemption
Hundreds of Ugandans today took to the streets of the capital Kampala to protest against a move by Members of Parliament to…
December 9, 2016
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URA backs campaign to end illicit financial flows
URA commissioner General Doris Akol said the tax body is keen on stopping outflows arising from smuggling, among other activities. Kampala-…
December 8, 2016
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European Union decision to withdraw Delegated Regulation of 8 July 2016 amending Annex to Council Regulation (EC) No 15282007 with regard to Kenya
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2016/1076 of…
December 7, 2016
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Quick facts about the amendment of sec 21 (1) of income tax act
The Income Tax Amendment Bill 2016 was passed by Parliament and sent to President for his assent. In May 2016, the President…
December 2, 2016
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SEATINI-Uganda position paper on the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Treaty implementation Bill.
Trade is an engine of growth that drives the global economy and a catalyst of development in all countries. It is the…
December 2, 2016
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The CFTA We Want – African Civil Society Demands at Africa Trade Week
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – African civil society organizations ask that space be created for citizens, workers, farmers, traders, producers, enterprises, civil society,…
December 2, 2016
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Open Letter to the Member States of the African Regional Protocol for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants
24 November 2016 Excellency, On 5 December, the Administrative Council of the African Regional Intellectual Property Office (ARIPO) will meet to adopt…
December 1, 2016
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Activists renew campaign against MPs
In February last year, the commercial court ordered MPs to pay taxes on their allowances and emoluments dating to 2004 following a…
November 22, 2016