Bill_ID

410

Short Name

The Excise Duty (Amendment) Bill, 2016

Sponsor Name

Hon. Matia Kasaija

Type Name

Government

First Reading

2016-03-10

Overview

<p>The object of this Bill is to amend the Excise Duty Act, 2014, Act No.11 of 2014 to provide for a refund of duty on excisable goods which are convened into healthcare or medical products; to amend Schedule 2 of the Excise Duty Act 2014 and to enhance excise duty in respect of certain excisable goods including soft cap cigarettes, hinge lid cigarettes, cigars, cheroots and cigarillos containing tobacco, smoking tobacco whether or not containing tobacco substitutes in any proportion, hornogenised or reconstituted tobacco, ready to drink spirits, cement, motor spirit (gasoline), gas oil (automotive, light, amber for high speed engine), cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose in solid form, motor vehicle lubricants, sugar confectioneries (chewing gum, sweets and chocolates), and to remove excise duty on specialised hospital furniture and international incoming calls.</p>