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  • Parliament approves creation of 15 cities

    Posted: 29 Apr 2020 Parliament has approved the creation of 15 new cities in Uganda, in line with Article 179(1) (A) of the Constitution on alteration of boundaries and Section 7 (2a) of the Local Governments Act CAP....

  • MP Kawooya appointed ambassador on gender matters

    Posted: 29 Apr 2020 The Parliament of Uganda has congratulated Hon. Anifa Bangirana Kawooya, on her new role of representing the Pan African Parliament (PAP) on gender matters in continental and International fora. In...

  • Parliament passes shs45 trillion Budget

    Posted: 26 Apr 2020 Parliament has passed a Shs45 trillion budget for the next financial year 2020/21. The budget which saw an increment of over shs6 trillion from the 2019/2020 budget was passed Friday, 24 April 2020...

  • MPs demand tougher measures on truck drivers

    Posted: 24 Apr 2020 Members of Parliament have asked government to come up with tougher measures to curb the spread of corona virus by truck drivers crossing into the country. During a sitting of Parliament on Friday,...

  • MPs issued guidelines on COVID-19 funds

    Posted: 23 Apr 2020 Members of Parliament will be incorporated on the district COVID-19 task forces where they are expected to spend the shs20 million advanced to them. The MPs have also been advised to spend the money...

  • MPs advocate bigger budget allocations to health, agriculture and trade sectors

    Posted: 23 Apr 2020 Legislators want more funding to be allocated to the health sector so as to improve services and facilities, including setting new infrastructure in a bid to improve sector performance in the next...

  • Taxes on fuel go up, drinks down as Parliament passes Excise Duty Bill

    Posted: 23 Apr 2020 Parliament has passed the Excise Duty (Amendment) Bill, 2020 with amendments which will see an increase in the taxes levied on petrol and diesel effective 01 July 2020. The tax on petrol has been...

  • MPs reject taxes on land sale, rent

    Posted: 16 Apr 2020 The Income Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2020 has passed into law with amendments, leaving the Finance Ministry counting losses on revenue measures. A proposal to raise the tax on rental income from 20 to 30...

  • The Oversight Role of Parliament during the Covid-19 pandemic

    Posted: 16 Apr 2020 The public at large, through the media and other avenues, is up in arms over media reports that the Parliamentary Commission was allocated Ushs 10 billion during the disbursement of supplementary...

  • MPs exempt agricultural inputs from Value Added Tax

    Posted: 16 Apr 2020 Parliament has widened tax exemptions to mechanised agricultural inputs, in a bid MPs said will give the sector the much needed post Covid-19 boost. The Chairperson of Parliament’s Committee on...

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