Gov’t has proposed to impose a 5% withholding tax on gains earned from the sale of; land in cities & municipalities, sale of rental property & sale of shares in a private company. Taxpayer are required to remit this money to URA within 15 days after disposal of the assets or pay
The Ministry of Finance has also proposed to exempt payment of tax on electric cars manufactured in Uganda, electric vehicles' charging equipment assembled in Uganda and the VAT exemption has also been proposed on items like; hoes, pesticides, fertilizers & seedlings, cooking
Gov’t has proposed to impose tax on fuel products like; Motor spirit (gasoline) with a rate of Shs1550 being proposed per litre, Gas oil (automotive, light, amber for high speed engine) & a rate Shs1230 per litre and Illuminating kerosene where Shs500 is proposed per litre.
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The Ministry of Finance is seeking to impose an excise duty tax rate of Shs500 per 50Kgs of Cement, adhesives, grout, white cement or lime, in a move that will likely increase prices of these products on the market. Gov’t has also proposed to impose a 10% or Shs75 per litre
The African video game market is forecast to generate around $4.28 billion in revenue this year. With an expected 2027 user base of 212.7 million its projected market volume is anticipated to reach $5.42 billion at that point
Some sectors to be impacted by recent #tax proposals in #Uganda
#VentureCapital
#PrivateEquity
#Fintech & #payments
#ElectricVehicles #EVs
#Fertilisers
#Alcohol
Etc
Manufacturers, importers, distributors, financiers & professionals to take note of the tax Bills and offer input
Africa's Most Visited Countries (2023)
1. Egypt 🇪🇬 - 14.9 million tourists
2. Morocco 🇲🇦 - 14.5 million tourists
3. Tunisia 🇹🇳 - 9 million
4. South Africa 🇿🇦 - 8.5 million
5. Algeria 🇩🇿 - 2 million+
6. Tanzania 🇹🇿 - 1.797 million
7. Kenya 🇰🇪 - 1.75 million
8. Zimbabwe
Parliament was infomed by National Council of Sports of the need for Shs790Bn to re-develop Lugogo Sports Complex in a phased manner in order to meet the local & international standards on sports and recreational related activities. According to the Council, once the Facility is
To the Working Men in my following.
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TRUE: The Bank of Uganda observed a rise in the usage of mobile money platforms for online fraud and scams. Mobile money systems have occasionally been the target of cybercrime carried out by agents working with criminals.
Therefore, in compliance with Section 55(1)b of the
The KING of billion-dollar brands.
Ryan Reynolds.
At 47, he is a Hollywood star who owned & sold +$14 billion worth of businesses just for fun.
I spent the weekend analyzing his work.
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We are thrilled to announce that one of our investee companies Enimiro Products Uganda Limited (EPUL) exits the Yield Uganda Investment Fund.
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#InvestmentSuccess #ExitEvent #Enimiro
Private equity investments in east Africa.
There is only one giant (for now) - Kenya, with more deals than the others put together, at $3.7bn, more than 7 times larger than either Uganda or Ethiopia
Tanzania punching well below it’s potential
Fawn Weaver founded Uncle Nearest to honor the formerly enslaved master distiller who taught Jack Daniel the secret to making great whiskey. Seven years later, she owns the most successful Black-owned liquor empire, worth $1.1 billion. forbes.com/sites/chloesor…
Constitutional Court of South Africa has given a distinction between #fund management and #investment management
There is a growing body of Court decisions across #Africa in the alternative investments space e.g funds, private equity, venture capital, financial derivatives, etc
Top 10 FDI recipients in Africa for 2023 according to UN Trade and Development
1. Egypt $9.8 billion
2. South Africa $5.233 billion
3. Ethiopia $3.3 billion
4. Uganda $2.886 billion
5. Senegal $2.641 billion
6.
In 1997, Apple was 90 days away from bankruptcy.
But with one decision, Steve Jobs surprised their rivals Microsoft and IBM and grew Apple's stock by 9,000% over the next 14 years.
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